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dc.contributor.authorKletou, D
dc.contributor.authorHall-Spencer, Jason
dc.contributor.authorKleitou, Periklis
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-25T11:08:21Z
dc.date.available2016-07-25T11:08:21Z
dc.date.issued2016-06-30
dc.identifier.issn0025-3154
dc.identifier.issn1755-2672
dc.identifier.other46
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/5103
dc.description.abstract

Until now, few sightings of the alien lionfish Pterois miles have been reported in the Mediterranean and it was questionable whether the species could invade this region like it has in the western Atlantic. Here, we present evidence from divers and fishermen that lionfish have recently increased in abundance and within a year colonised almost the entire south eastern coast of Cyprus, likely due to sea surface warming. At least 23 different fish are reported of which 6 were removed. Groups of lionfish exhibiting mating behaviour have been noted for the first time in the Mediterranean. Managers need this information and should alert stakeholders to the potential ecological and socio-economic impacts that may arise from a lionfish invasion. Actions could involve incentives to engage divers and fishermen in lionfish removal programmes, as these have worked well at shallow depths in the Caribbean. Given that the Suez Canal has recently been widened and deepened, measures will need to be put in place to help prevent further invasion.

dc.format.extent46-
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.titleA lionfish (Pterois miles) invasion has begun in the Mediterranean Sea
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
plymouth.issue1
plymouth.volume9
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalMarine Biodiversity Records
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s41200-016-0065-y
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering/School of Biological and Marine Sciences
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/PRIMaRE Publications
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA07 Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences
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plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups/Marine Institute
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dcterms.dateAccepted2016-01-28
dc.identifier.eissn1755-2672
dc.rights.embargoperiodNo embargo
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1186/s41200-016-0065-y
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2016-06-30
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review


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