A selection of useful sources of information. If you know of relevant sources of information please let us know by emailing marlin@mba.ac.uk

  

MarLIN: Marine Life Topic Pages:
Alien, Non-native and Invasive Marine species.

The MIT Sea Grant Center for Coastal Resources (MITSG CCR)
< http://massbay.mit.edu/exoticspecies/>

Defra, (Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affai rs), 2003 . Review of policy on non-native species: Executive Summary [on line]. Defra: London. Available from
< http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/resprog/findings/non-native/execsummary.pdf >

IMO, (International Maritime Organisation), 2000-2002. Global ballast management programme . [on line]. IMO: London. Available from
< http://globallast.imo.org >

ISSG, (Invasive Species Specialist Group), 2004. 100 of the world's worst invasive species . [on line] ), ISSG: Auckland. Available from
< http://www.issg.org/booklet.pdf >

ISSG, (Invasive Species Specialist Group ), 2002. Global Invasive Species Database . [on line] ISSG: Auckland. Available from
< http://www.issg.org/database/welcome >

McNeely, J.A. (2001). An Introduction to human dimensions of invasive alien species In McNeely, J.A. (Ed). The Great Reshuffling: Human Dimensions of Invasive Alien Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. Pp 5-22

The 6th Environment Action Programme of the European Community Thematic strategy:
< Protect and conserve the marine environment>

Further information on marine non-native species may be found on the Web sites of the following organisations.

Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) jasper.stanford.edu/gisp/home.htm
International Maritime Organisation www.imo.org/home.asp
Global Ballast Management Programme globallast.imo.org/index.asp
The World Conservation Union www.iucn.org
Council of Europe www.nature.coe.int
Joint Nature Conservation Committee www.jncc.gov.uk/marine
Environment Agency www.environment-agency.gov.uk
The Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture www.cefas.co.uk
Centre for Marine Conservation cmc-ocean.org
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs www.defra.gov.uk/environment/index.htm
Environmental Action Fund (Defra) www.areyoudoingyourbit.org.uk
Ernest Cook Trust www.ernestcooktrust.org.uk