7. Issues and Challenges in Aquatic Invasive Alien Species - Seafdec

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1. Introduction Of the 100 world’s worst invasive alien species (IAS) listed by the Invasive Species Specialists Groups (ISSG), at least four of the eight fish species are present in Malaysia. Invasive species are considered to be one of the major threats to marine biodiversity, as well as posing significant economic and public health problems. Today, alien invasion is second only to habitat loss as a cause of species endangerment and extinction. Every major international conference on the environment in the last decade, including the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in 1992, the Conferences of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in 2002 and the Fifth World Congress on Protected Areas in 2003, have highlighted the issue of invasive species, and called upon governments and industry to act. Malaysia signed the CBD during the Earth Summit and was the 65 th country to ratify it on 24 June 1994. The 7 th Meeting of COP to the CBD was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 9-20 February 2004. IAS was discussed as one of the items under the agenda on Cross-Cutting Issues: Progress Reports on Implementation. detection and rapid action are crucial to prevent its establishment: the preferred response is often to eradicate the organisms as soon as possible; • Where eradication is not feasible or resources are not available, containment and long-term control measures should be implemented (CBD Guiding Principle 2) Department of Fisheries, Malaysia (DoFM) has started to focus on achieving some of the targets and goals that are enshrined in the CBD Program of Work particularly on two thematic areas of MCBD and BDIWE. The management structure of implementing the biodiversity programme is as shown in the Flowchart Diagram 1. below. The Action plan for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Fishery Resource Biological Diversity of Malaysia prepared by DoFM was established on July 2006. As a follow up to this action plan, an Action Plan on Aquatic IAS is developed according to the global treaty as set out by the Parties under Article 8(h). In the program of work of the CBD, IAS are a key cross-cutting issue relevance to five thematic areas: Marine and Coastal Biodiversity (MCBD), Agricultural Biodiversity, Forest Biodiversity, Island Biodiversity and Biodiversity of Inland Water Ecosystems (BDIWE). This global treaty requires Parties under Article 8(h), as far as possible and as appropriate, (to) prevent the introduction of, control or eradicate those alien species which threaten ecosystems, habitats and species. A ‘Three-stage hierarchical approach’ has been set as the basis for all action on IAS: • Prevention of IAS introductions between and within States is generally far more cost - effective and environmentally desirable than measures taken after IAS introduction and establishment; • If an IAS has been introduced, early 5
Flowchart Diagram 1: Management Structure in the Department of Fisheries In relation to Implementing the Aquatic Biodiversity Studies And the Lingkages to the CBD National Focal Point Department of Fisheries Malaysia Departmental Biodiversity Technichal Committee Working Group on Marine and Coastal Biological Diversity (MCBD) Working Group on Cross Cutting issues • Invasive Alien Species (IAS) • Protected Areas (PAs) • Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) • Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) • Ecosystem Approach • Sustainable US (In italics: To be established if necessary) Working Group on Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystem (BDIWE) National Committee on MCBD MOAABI National Committee on BDIWE CBD National Focal Point (NRE) 6
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Page 6 and 7: LIST OF ACRONYMS AS BDIWE CCRF CBD
Page 10 and 11: 2. Overall Objectives of Action Pla
Page 12 and 13: 2. Tilapia (Oreochromis mozambique,
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Page 23 and 24: The main issues facing Malaysian fi
Page 25 and 26: Strategy 2: Implement Effective Con
Page 27 and 28: Strategy 4: Review Rules and Regula
Page 29 and 30: Strategy 7: Enhance Skills, Capabil
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Page 33 and 34: Strategy 6: Establish Financial and
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Page 37 and 38: Appendix 1 List of Aquarium Fishes
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Page 41 and 42: 188. P. dinghani Dinghan Cichlid 1
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Page 47 and 48: 134. Cryptocoryne retrospiralis Ara
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