An Update on the Invasion of Weakfish Cynoscion regalis (Bloch &amp; Schneider, 1801) (Actinopterygii: Sciaenidae) into Europe

Morais, Pedro; Cerveira, Inês; Teodósio, Maria Alexandra

doi:10.3390/d9040047

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“…Finally, the collaboration of scientists with local fishers and the general public must be encouraged to anticipate the detection of new species, as has already occurred for the oceanic puffer (this study), the weakfish Cynoscion regalis (Bloch and Schneider, 1801), and the Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 [62][63][64]. These experiences perfectly illustrate the importance of citizen-science initiatives in the advance of Marine Ecology.…”

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New Evidence of Marine Fauna Tropicalization off the Southwestern Iberian Peninsula (Southwest Europe)

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Climate change and the overall increase of seawater temperature are causing a poleward shift in species distribution, which includes a phenomenon described as the tropicalization of temperate regions. This work aims to report the first records of four species off the southwestern Iberian Peninsula, namely, the oceanic puffer Lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758), the Madeira rockfish Scorpaena maderensis Valenciennes, 1833, the ornate wrasse Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus, 1758), and the bearded fireworm Hermodice carunculata (Pallas, 1766). These last three species, along with other occurrences of aquatic fauna and flora along the Portuguese coast, reveal an ongoing process of poleward expansion of several species, which urgently necessitates a comprehensive survey along the entire Iberian Peninsula. The putative origins of these subtropical and tropical species off continental Portugal are discussed, as well as the potential public health problems that two of the four reported species may cause.

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New Evidence of Marine Fauna Tropicalization off the Southwestern Iberian Peninsula (Southwest Europe)

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“…Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 [61][62][63]. These experiences clearly highlight the importance of citizen-science initiatives.…”

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New Evidence of Marine Fauna Tropicalization off the Southwestern Iberian Peninsula

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Climate change and the overall increase of seawater temperature is causing a poleward shift in species distribution, which includes a phenomenon described as tropicalization of temperate regions. This work aims at reporting the first records of four species off the southwestern Iberian Peninsula, namely oceanic puffer Lagocephalus lagocephalus Linnaeus, 1758, Madeira rockfish Scorpaena maderensis Valenciennes, 1833, ornate wrasse Thalassoma pavo Linnaeus, 1758, and bearded fireworm Hermodice carunculata Pallas, 1766. These last three species, along with other occurrences of aquatic fauna and flora along the Portuguese coast, reveal an ongoing process of poleward expansion of several species for which a comprehensive survey along the entire Iberian Peninsula is urgent. The putative origins of these subtropical and tropical species off continental Portugal are discussed, as well as the urgent need of public awareness due to potential health risks resulting from the toxicity of two of the four species reported in this paper.

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“…Second, cherish the contributions from informed citizens and strengthen that partnership. The records provided by informed citizens on non-indigenous and uncommon species are precious information that often ignites research efforts (Morais et al, 2017;Morais et al, 2019), so they must be encouraged. However, given the sporadic nature of such records, they must be part of a broader effort to complement citizen science projects and scientific research.…”

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“…For example, the first record of weakfish Cynoscion regalis (Animalia, Perciformes) in southern Portugal was reported by a fisherman to scientists (Morais and Teodósio, 2016). This led to the development of a citizen science project-through social media and traditional media-which revealed that the species was going unnoticed by the scientific community for years in several locations across Portugal (Morais et al, 2017). Similarly, the first record of Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus (Animalia, Diptera) in Spain was submitted to the project "Mosquito Alert", triggering scientific surveys that confirmed the presence of the species and suggesting that the establishment had occurred a long time ago (Eritja et al, 2019).…”

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“…The ease of access to information, through social media platforms, websites, and e-mail, opened new forms of communication between citizen scientists and scientists, as observed in our bibliographic survey. Outreach campaigns, supported by easy-access communication channels, resulted in several opportunities for citizen science projects to obtain new and relevant data, resulting in the detection of invasive species for the first time in several cases-fish species in the Mediterranean Sea (Azzurro et al, 2013;Zenetos et al, 2013;Bariche et al, 2018;Giovos et al, 2018) and in the NE-Atlantic coast and estuarine ecosystems (Morais et al, 2017), crustaceans in the NE-Atlantic (Morais et al, 2019;Encarnação, unpublished data), an invasive mosquito species in Spain (Eritja et al, 2019), or an invasive garden slug in several new locations in Japan (Morii and Nakano, 2017).…”

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Citizen Science and Biological Invasions: A Review

Encarnação

Teodósio

Morais

2021

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Biological invasions are among the most challenging ecological and conservation riddles of our times. Fortunately, citizen science projects became a valuable tool to detect non-indigenous species (NIS), document their spread, prevent dispersion, and eradicate localized populations. We evaluated the most undisputed definitions of citizen science and proposed that a combination of two of them is a better reflection of what citizen science has become. Thus, citizen science is any environmental and/or biological data collection and analysis, including data quality control, undertaken by members of the general public, as individuals or as organized groups of citizens, with the guidance and/or assistance of scientists toward solving environmental and/or community questions. With this review, we also assessed how citizen science has been advancing biological invasions research and its focus, by analyzing 126 peer-reviewed articles that used citizen science methods or data concerning NIS. Most of the articles studied terrestrial species (68%) and terrestrial plants were the most studied group (22.7%). Surprisingly, most first detection reports were of non-indigenous marine fish probably due to the constraints in accessing aquatic ecosystems which delays the detection of new NIS. Citizen science projects running over broad geographical areas are very cost-effective for the early detection of NIS, regardless of the studied environment. We also discuss the applicability and need to adapt the methods and approaches toward the studied ecosystem and species, but also the profile of the participating citizens, their motivations, level of engagement, or social status. We recommend authors to better acknowledge the work done by contributing citizens, and the putative limitations of data generated by citizen science projects. The outreach planning of citizen science projects is also evaluated, including the use of dedicated web platforms vs. pre-existent and disseminated web platforms, while discussing how such outreach actions can be maximized. Lastly, we present a framework that contextualizes the contributions of citizen science, scientific research, and regional and national stakeholders toward the integrated management of biological invasions.

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An Update on the Invasion of Weakfish Cynoscion regalis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Actinopterygii: Sciaenidae) into Europe

Abstract: New information on weakfish

Cited by 19 publications

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New Evidence of Marine Fauna Tropicalization off the Southwestern Iberian Peninsula (Southwest Europe)

New Evidence of Marine Fauna Tropicalization off the Southwestern Iberian Peninsula (Southwest Europe)

New Evidence of Marine Fauna Tropicalization off the Southwestern Iberian Peninsula

Citizen Science and Biological Invasions: A Review

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