The Importance of Ship Hull Fouling as a Vector of Species Introductions into the North Sea

By Stephan Gollasch. 2002

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Subfields: Global and Planetary Change, Ocean Engineering, Oceanography

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Recreational boats as potential vectors of marine organisms at an invasion hotspot (2010, background): “Large commercial vessels (ships rather than boats) received greater attention historically (e.g. Visscher 1928, WHOI 1952, Gollasch 2002), but recreational craft have come under greater scrutiny in the last decade.”
Hull fouling as an invasion vector: can simple models explain a complex problem? (2011, background): “…of refugia niches where antifouling paints are not applied or effective, hull husbandry practices that effectively reduce fouling and improve fuel consumption might still allow sufficient propagules to be transported such that invasion risk remains high (Gollasch 2002; Coutts & Taylor 2004).”
Grasping at the routes of biological invasions: a framework for integrating pathways into policy (2008, background): “Journal compilation © 2007 British Ecological Society, Journal of Applied Ecology , 45 , 403 ‐414 sediment, respectively ( Gollasch 2002 ).”
Non-indigenous marine and estuarine species in The Netherlands. (2005, neutral): “— First imported in Baie d’Arcachon, France, in 1861 (Goulletquer et al., 2002). Imported in England in 1871 (Miller, 2000) or around 1880 (Eno et al., 1997) (but Crepidula which probably arrived together with this oyster was already found in 1872!). Introduction into The Netherlands.— Van Benthem J”
Hull fouling is a risk factor for intercontinental species exchange in aquatic ecosystems (2007, background): “Of those that have, Gollasch (2002) found between 1 and 15 species on each of 127 vessels calling on German ports between 1992 and 1995, while Coutts and Taylor (2004) found between 1 and 11 broad taxonomic groups on each of 30 vessels in New Zealand.”
The potential for hull‐mediated species transfers by obsolete ships on their final voyages (2008, background): “Ships transfer organisms in their ballast tanks and on their hulls and associated underwater surfaces, creating opportunities for invasion (Allen, 1953; Carlton, 1985; Gollasch, 2002).”
Recently established Crassostrea-reefs versus native Mytilus-beds: differences in ecosystem engineering affects the macrofaunal communities (Wadden Sea of Lower Saxony, southern German Bight) (2009, background): “More and more marine species have been transported across natural barriers in recent times (Carlton and Geller 1993; Carlton 1987; Nehring 1998; Gollasch 2002).”
CHAPTER 6: SMALL CRAFT AND THE SPREAD OF EXOTIC SPECIES (2006, background): “Worldwide, more than 2,000 different species have been identified from hullfouling assemblages (Visscher 1927; Allen 1953; Skerman 1960; Gollasch 2002).”
Hydroides Elegans (Annelida: Polychaeta): A Model for Biofouling Research (2008, background): “The fouling communities that occur on ships and other man-made structures submerged in the sea are diverse assemblages of organisms (Carlton and Hodder 1995 ; Gollasch 2002 ; Godwin 2003) . Due to that diversity, the variety of adhesives that fouling organisms utilize to cement themselves to settl”
Is the meiofauna a good indicator for climate change and anthropogenic impacts? (2015, methodology): “Gollasch (2002) recorded non-native foraminiferal species transported in ballast tank sediments from ships sailing into German ports.”
The Role of Propagule Pressure in Invasion Success (2009, background): “2001; Eldredge and Carlton 2002; Hewitt 2002), yet hull fouling remains largely unregulated in most countries (Gollasch 2002).”
Four arguments why so many alien species settle into estuaries, with special reference to the German river Elbe (2006, background): “Here, non-indigenous species were recorded in 96% of all hull samples taken from worldwide operating ships at the German North Sea coast (Gollasch 2002).”
National checklist for aquatic alien species in Germany (2006, background): “Other vectors of introductions include species that are transported in the hull fouling of ships (Gollasch et al. 2000a, b, Nehring 2001, Gollasch 2002, Gollasch et al. 2002) and canal migrations.”
Boat harbour design can exacerbate hull fouling (2003, background): “This question is also of immediate importance to the potential spread of non-indigenous species as fouling of boat hulls is a major pathway by which non-indigenous species have been spread in aquatic environments (Carlton 1992; Coutts 1999; Hewitt et al . 1999; AMOG Consulting 2002; Gollasch 2002).”
Rapid assessment of the distribution of marine non-native species in marinas in Scotland (2006, background): “Recreational boating is an important vector for the dispersal of marine species (Gollasch 2002, Floerl et al. 2005) and marinas have been described as “sheltered islands” for marine alien organisms (Bax et al. 2002).”
Introductions of seaweeds: accidental transfer pathways and mechanisms (2007, background): “…to be a significant transport pathway of large numbers of invertebrates and macroalgae (e.g., Rainer 1995, Ribera and Boudouresque 1995, Cranfield et al. 1998, Hewitt et al. 1999, 2004, Wallentinus 1999, 2002, Ruiz et al. 2000, Gollasch 2002, Minchin and Gollasch 2002, Ribera Siguan 2002, 2003).”