Scientists map ship-borne invaders
BBC | 04 May 2013
Researchers have developed the first global model that analyses the routes taken by marine invasive species.
 Invasive Species | Research | Sea Transport

Fears of spreading biosecurity threat
New Zealand Herald | 08 Mar 2013
Northland biosecurity officials hope to hold back the tide of an invader being carried into Whangarei Harbour on boats. Marine services bosses fear a local presence of Mediterranean fan worm will jeopardise the industry, the local economy and the ecology.
 Pacific Ocean | Invasive Species | Sea Transport

Invasive mussel poses ecological and economic threat to island community
Guardian Unlimited | 07 Feb 2013
The economic survival of the world's most remote island community is being threatened by a destructive invasive species after Mediterranean mussels were discovered close to lobster beds around Tristan da Cunha. If the mussels invade the economically vital lobster beds it will destroy the economy of the British overseas territory in the South Atlantic, which depends on the fishery for 80% of its income.
 Atlantic Ocean | Fisheries | Invasive Species

America threatened by sea species hitching a ride on tsunami debris
Telegraph | 14 Oct 2012
Sea creatures found to be hitchhiking on debris swept across the Pacific Ocean by the Japanese tsunami pose a threat to sealife in Canada and the United States.
 Pacific Ocean | Invasive Species | Marine Debris

Research finds Pacific invaders in Ireland are thriving
fishupdate.com | 12 Sep 2012
A marine biologist based at the University of Salford has found that invasive Pacific oysters which originally escaped from Irish farms are now independently thriving in the wild.
 Atlantic Ocean | Aquaculture | Invasive Species

Invasive brittle star species hits Atlantic Ocean
EurekAlert | 17 Aug 2012
Coral Reefs, the journal of the International Society for Reef Studies, has published online a study co-written by Dr. Gordon Hendler of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County about an invasive species of brittle star, Ophiothela mirabilis. Its presence near Brazilian and Caribbean ports indicates that O. mirabilis could have been spread by shipping.
 Atlantic Ocean | Coral | Invasive Species | Sea Transport

NEW PROJECT BEGINS AT NAFC MARINE CENTRE
fishupdate.com | 25 Jul 2012
The NAFC Marine Centre is starting a new project that is searching for marine species that may have been introduced to Shetland from elsewhere in the world.
 Atlantic Ocean | Invasive Species | Research

As Japan debris washes up in the US, scientists fear break in natural order
Guardian Unlimited | 09 Jun 2012
When a floating dock the size of a boxcar washed up on a sandy beach in Oregon, beachcombers got excited because it was the largest piece of debris from last year's tsunami in Japan to show up on the US west coast. But scientists worried it represented a whole new way for invasive species of seaweed, crabs and other marine organisms to break the earth's natural barriers and further muck up the area's marine environments.
 Pacific Ocean | Invasive Species | Marine Debris

Guest Article #3: Invasive Alien Species Responses on Islands (opinion)
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | 23 May 2012
To Conserve Biodiversity, Adapt to Climate Change and Support Livelihoods
 Invasive Species | Small Island Developing States

GLISPA Establishes Working Group on Invasive Species
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | 30 Apr 2012
According to GLISPA, the working group's terms of reference will be modelled on the GLISPA's working modality of catalyzing action, aiming to mobilize commitment to reduce the threat of invasive species on islands, and sharing lessons and experiences that relate to invasive species between islands. Oliver Langrand, Island Conservation, will chair the working group, which is open to those wishing to take action on invasive species.
 Invasive Species