Aquaculture is a key component of the European fisheries sector, producing 20% of the annual fish production.
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Aquaculture is a key component of the European fisheries sector, producing 20% of the annual fish production.
Close to 7,000 different species are owned by pet owners across Europe, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish.
Waarneming, a citizen science site for natural observations and biodiversity monitoring in the Netherlands, reported the first observation of Asian hornet, Vespa velutina, in the Netherlands.
By means of the Commission Implementing Regulation 1263/2017, 12 further invasive alien species (IAS) have been added to the list of IAS of Union concern, approved by EU Commission Implementing Regulation 1141/2016. The total number of regulated species on the list is now 49.
Citizen Science programs aim at creating a bridge between science and the general public, actively involving citizens in research projects.
Cabomba caroliniana, commonly known as Carolina fanwort, is an invasive aquatic plant of Union concern, under EU Regulation 1143/2014.
The Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against pests of plants was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 2016-11-23.
The leaf-mining fly Hydrellia lagarosiphon (Diptera: Ephydridae) is being considered as a classical biological control agent in New Zealand and Ireland against the invasive species Lagarosiphon major, alien species of Union concern under EU Regulation 1143/2014.
The Commission Implementing Regulation 1141/2016 adopting the list of the 37 alien species of Union concern has been published on the Official Journal today, 14 July, giving effect to art. 4 of the EU Reg. 1143/2014 on invasive alien species (IAS).
The European Commission today proposed a new Regulation to prevent and manage the rapidly growing threat from invasive species.