Invasiveness risks of naked goby, Gobiosoma bosc, to North Sea transitional waters. (August 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dodd, Jennifer A.; Copp, Gordon H.; Tidbury, Hannah J.; Leuven, Rob S.E.W.; Feunteun, Eric; Olsson, Karin H.; Gollasch, Stephan; Jelmert, Anders; O'Shaughnessy, Kathryn A.; Reeves, David; Brenner, Jorge; Verreycken, Hugo
• Is Part Of: Marine pollution bulletin. Volume 181(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-08
• Subjects: Gobiosoma bosc -- North Sea -- Invasiveness -- Risk screening -- Environmental suitability assessment; Marine pollution -- Periodicals; Marine Biology -- Periodicals; Water Pollution -- Periodicals; Mer -- Pollution -- Périodiques; Publications périodiques; Pollution des mers; Lutte antipollution; Electronic journals; 363.7394
• DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113763
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0025-326X

Abstract

Abstract: In recent decades, gobies have dispersed or introduced from the Ponto-Caspian region of eastern Europe in a westerly direction to North American and western European waters. By contrast, the naked goby, Gobiosoma bosc, is the only known gobiid species to have been introduced in an easterly direction from North American to western Europe. The potential invasiveness of G. bosc was assessed using the Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit (AS-ISK) for rivers and transitional waters for the western and eastern sides of the North Sea. Using globally-derived thresholds, G. bosc was assessed as low-medium invasiveness risk for both sides of the North Sea under current climate conditions. Under future climate conditions, potential invasiveness will increase for both risk assessment areas. Environmental suitability assessment indicated an increase in environmental suitability for G. bosc on the eastern coastline of the North Sea under climate change scenarios and suitability remained unchanged on the western coastline, reflecting the authors' expectations of invasiveness risk. Highlights: Human associated goby dispersal has been in a westerly direction from the Ponto-Caspian region of eastern Europe. Gobiosoma bosc, the naked goby, is the first goby to disperse in an easterly direction from North American to European waters. Risk screening of Gobiosoma bosc highlighted traits associated with invasive characteristics. Under modelled future climate change the environmental suitability for this species increased.