Risk screening of the potential invasiveness of non-native marine fishes for South Korean coastal waters

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: Uyan, Umut, Oh, Chul-Woong, Tarkan, Ali Serhan, Karakuş Top, Nildeniz, Copp, Gordon H., Vilizzi, Lorenzo
• Other Authors: MÜ, Su Ürünleri Fakültesi, Su Ürünleri Temel Bilimleri Bölümü
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd 2020
• Subjects: AS-ISK; Risk Identification; Global Warming; Biological Invasions; Red drum; Sciaenops ocellatus
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12809/537; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111018

Tarkan, Ali Serhan/0000-0001-8628-0514; Uyan, Umut/0000-0002-8564-1354 WOS: 000523640200078 PubMed ID: 32275564 Risk screening tools are being increasingly used to identify the potential invasiveness and associated risks of non-native species. In this study, the Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit was used to evaluate the invasiveness risks of extant and horizon non-native marine fish species for the coastal waters of South Korea. In total, 57 marine fish species were screened and the threshold scores for the Basic Risk Assessment (BRA) and the BRA + Climate Change Assessment (BRA + CCA) (5.5 and 1.5, respectively) reliably distinguished those species carrying a high risk of invasiveness from those carrying a low to medium risk. For both the BRA and BRA + CCA, common lionfish Pterois miles was the highest-scoring species, followed by white perch Morone americana, red drum Sciaenops ocellatus, marbled spinefoot Siganus rivulatus and redcoat Sargocentron rubrum. The outcomes of this study will contribute to the management of non-native marine fish species for the conservation of the native ecosystems in the coastal waters of South Korea. International Co-operative Fisheries Organization (ICFO); Cefas' Science Excellence fund; Erasmus+ (Call 2018 - KA1 Learning Mobility of Individuals) visit at Mugla Sitki Kocman University This study was produced from a master thesis by the first author. We would like to thank "The International Co-operative Fisheries Organization (ICFO)" for funding the graduate scholarship program. We also would like to thank "Su Urunleri Kooperatifleri Merkez Birligi (SUR-KOOP)" to provide us to communicate with this organization. The participation of GHC was supported by Cefas' Science Excellence fund. Contribution of LV was supported by an Erasmus+ (Call 2018 - KA1 Learning Mobility of Individuals) visit at Mugla Sitki Kocman University.