Invasive portunid crabs in Libyan waters: first record of the Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 and range expansion of the swimming blue crab Portunus segnis (Forskål, 1775)

Corsini-Foka, Maria; Abdulghan, Abdulghani; Mabruk, Sara Al; Abdulrraziq, Abdulrraziq; Ibrahim, S; Scannella, Danilo; Zava, Bruno; Deidun, Alan; Gianguzza, Paola

doi:10.3391/bir.2021.10.4.13

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“…Recently, different scientific papers and communications reported its arrival in several places in Europe such as the Sardinian (Italy) coastal waters (Piras et al, 2019), the coastal lagoons of Ebro Delta (Spain) (Castejón & Guerao, 2013), the estuary of the Segura river (Spain) (González‐Wangüemert & Pujol, 2016), the lagoons of eastern Corsica (France) (Garrido & Noël, 2018) and the Balearic Island (Spain) (Garcia et al, 2018). It has also been reported in other African Mediterranean countries in brackish and coastal waters: Marroco (Taybi & Mabrouki, 2020), Egypt (Abdel Razek et al, 2016), Tunisia (Mili et al, 2020) and Libya (Corsini‐Foka et al, 2021). C. sapidus know no borders and was signalled in the Pacific Ocean, where it colonised Japan since 1975 and Hawaii since 1985 (Eldredge, 1995).…”

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“…the Balearic Island (Spain) (Garcia et al, 2018). It has also been reported in other African Mediterranean countries in brackish and coastal waters: Marroco (Taybi & Mabrouki, 2020), Egypt (Abdel Razek et al, 2016), Tunisia (Mili et al, 2020) and Libya (Corsini-Foka et al, 2021). C. sapidus know no borders and was signalled in the Pacific Ocean, where it colonised Japan since 1975 and Hawaii since 1985 (Eldredge, 1995).…”

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First appearance of the American blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) in fresh water of Western Mediterranean—Algeria

Tahri¹,

Boutabia²

2022

Afr J Ecol

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First appearance of the American blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) in fresh water of Western Mediterranean—Algeria

Tahri¹,

Boutabia²

2022

Afr J Ecol

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“…Likely, other factors also come into play, not least the increasing anthropic pressure on the littoral zone that would weaken native communities, as well as climate change that would favour the settlement of tropical and subtropical species at the expense of native ones [ 44 ]. After 2015, from the Tunisian eastern coasts the invasion of P. segnis proceeded in two opposite directions—towards northern Tunisia on one side and towards Libya on the other side where the species has been recorded in 2021 [ 45 ]. Also, the Greek–Turkish population tended to increase and weak expansion signs from Egypt to eastern Libya started to appear in this period.…”

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The Blue Swimming Crab Portunus segnis in the Mediterranean Sea: Invasion Paths, Impacts and Management Measures

Castriota

Falautano

Maggio

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Invasive alien species represent one of the main environmental emergencies and are considered by the scientific community as being among the leading causes of biodiversity loss on a global scale. Therefore, detecting their pathways, hotspot areas and invasion trends becomes extremely important also for management purposes. A systematic review on presence of Portunus segnis in the Suez Canal and Mediterranean Sea was carried out in order to study the invasion paths from its entry from the Red Sea into the Suez Canal (1886) until recently (2021) through ecological indicators elaborated with GIS spatial–temporal statistics. Arrival, establishment and expansion phases and areas of P. segnis in the Mediterranean were identified. Settlement areas were detected along the Suez Canal as well as in the Levantine Sea, western Ionian Sea and Tunisian plateau ecoregions. Since 2015 a persistent area has formed in Tunisia from where the species is spreading northward and eastward. The study provides an insight on the impact of P. segnis on biodiversity and ecosystem services and proposes a series of desirable management actions to mitigate the expansion of its population. Following the 8Rs model that introduces the rules to mitigate non–indigenous species pollution, six of them (Recognize, Reduce, Replace, Reuse, Remove, and Regulate) have been identified as applicable and are discussed.

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When Nature Requires a Resource to Be Used—The Case of Callinectes sapidus: Distribution, Aggregation Patterns, and Spatial Structure in Northwest Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, and Adjacent Waters

Castriota,

Falautano,

Perzia

2024

Biology

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The Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus, which is native to the western Atlantic coast and listed among the 100 most invasive alien species in the Mediterranean Sea, is attracting a great deal of interest because of its rapid colonisation of new areas, the significant increase in its population, and the impacts it may have on ecosystems and ecosystem services. Outside its natural distribution range, the species was first found on European Atlantic coasts in the early 1900s and was introduced into the Mediterranean Sea a few decades later, probably through ballast water. Currently, it is found in almost the entire Mediterranean Basin and is also expanding into the Black Sea and along the north African and Iberian Atlantic coasts. Based on a systematic review of C. sapidus occurrences, this study describes its distribution, aggregation patterns, and spatial structure in Northwest Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, and adjacent waters through a series of ecological indicators elaborated using GIS spatial–temporal statistics. The main results highlight that the species is expanding in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters, while in northern Europe, the population remains confined in some areas. Furthermore, the main species detection methods are analysed, finding that traps and nets are the most frequently used methods, and management suggestions are provided.

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Invasive portunid crabs in Libyan waters: first record of the Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 and range expansion of the swimming blue crab Portunus segnis (Forskål, 1775)

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First appearance of the American blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) in fresh water of Western Mediterranean—Algeria

First appearance of the American blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) in fresh water of Western Mediterranean—Algeria

The Blue Swimming Crab Portunus segnis in the Mediterranean Sea: Invasion Paths, Impacts and Management Measures

When Nature Requires a Resource to Be Used—The Case of Callinectes sapidus: Distribution, Aggregation Patterns, and Spatial Structure in Northwest Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, and Adjacent Waters

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