The market features of imported non-indigenous polychaetes in Portugal and consequent ecological concerns
The importance of the market for polychaetes dramatically increased after the discovery of their potential as food in aquaculture. In Portugal, the gathering of polychaetes solely from natural populations is not sufficient to meet market demand, both as bait for sea anglers and as a food item in aqu...
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doaj-414dd88ba1504b04926abcfec04d420c2021-05-05T13:49:42ZengConsejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasScientia Marina0214-83581886-81342006-12-0170S328729210.3989/scimar.2006.70s3287130The market features of imported non-indigenous polychaetes in Portugal and consequent ecological concernsPedro Fidalgo e Costa0Joao Gil1Ana María Passos2Paula Pereira3Pedro Melo4Frederico Batista5Luis Cancela da Fonseca6Escola Superior de Educação João de Deus, LisboaCentre d’Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CSIC), Carrer d’accés a la Cala Sant Francesc, GironaIMAR/Laboratório Marítimo da Guia, Estrada do GuinchoINIAP/IPIMAR – CRIPSulDirecção-Geral de Veterinária (PIF Lisboa), LisboaINIAP/IPIMAR – CRIPSulIMAR/Laboratório Marítimo da GuiaThe importance of the market for polychaetes dramatically increased after the discovery of their potential as food in aquaculture. In Portugal, the gathering of polychaetes solely from natural populations is not sufficient to meet market demand, both as bait for sea anglers and as a food item in aquaculture. The requests for worms to polychaete dealers by Portuguese and Spanish seafarms have increased during recent years. Due to the lack of intensive culture of these worms in Portugal and the proximity of southern Spanish farms, a large component of imported polychaetes that arrive in Portugal at Lisbon Airport go directly to Spain by road. In 2002 and 2003 a total of 12,728,379 and 16,866,839 polychaetes respectively were imported to Europe via Lisbon Airport from China and the USA. In 2003 the imports from China and the USA realised 716,180 and 291,845 US dollars respectively. Two species were reported to have been imported in these years, namely the Korean blue ragworm Perinereis aibuhitensis and the American bloodworm Glycera dibranchiata. Imports of non-indigenous species, which are traded and sold alive, may increase the risk of accidental introduction into the wild. This is of special concern as Perinereis aibuhitensis has been successfully reared in captivity within the range of environmental conditions existing in the Ria Formosa coastal lagoon. Other risks associated with introduced species are the transport of foreign pathogens and other associated non-native organisms, which may act as carriers of disease.http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/133polychaetaperinereis aibuhitensisglycera dibranchiatabaitnon-indigenous speciesportugal |
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Pedro Fidalgo e Costa Joao Gil Ana María Passos Paula Pereira Pedro Melo Frederico Batista Luis Cancela da Fonseca The market features of imported non-indigenous polychaetes in Portugal and consequent ecological concerns Scientia Marina polychaeta perinereis aibuhitensis glycera dibranchiata bait non-indigenous species portugal |
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Pedro Fidalgo e Costa Joao Gil Ana María Passos Paula Pereira Pedro Melo Frederico Batista Luis Cancela da Fonseca |
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The market features of imported non-indigenous polychaetes in Portugal and consequent ecological concerns |
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The market features of imported non-indigenous polychaetes in Portugal and consequent ecological concerns |
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The market features of imported non-indigenous polychaetes in Portugal and consequent ecological concerns |
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The market features of imported non-indigenous polychaetes in Portugal and consequent ecological concerns |
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The market features of imported non-indigenous polychaetes in Portugal and consequent ecological concerns |
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market features of imported non-indigenous polychaetes in portugal and consequent ecological concerns |
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Scientia Marina |
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The importance of the market for polychaetes dramatically increased after the discovery of their potential as food in aquaculture. In Portugal, the gathering of polychaetes solely from natural populations is not sufficient to meet market demand, both as bait for sea anglers and as a food item in aquaculture. The requests for worms to polychaete dealers by Portuguese and Spanish seafarms have increased during recent years. Due to the lack of intensive culture of these worms in Portugal and the proximity of southern Spanish farms, a large component of imported polychaetes that arrive in Portugal at Lisbon Airport go directly to Spain by road. In 2002 and 2003 a total of 12,728,379 and 16,866,839 polychaetes respectively were imported to Europe via Lisbon Airport from China and the USA. In 2003 the imports from China and the USA realised 716,180 and 291,845 US dollars respectively. Two species were reported to have been imported in these years, namely the Korean blue ragworm Perinereis aibuhitensis and the American bloodworm Glycera dibranchiata. Imports of non-indigenous species, which are traded and sold alive, may increase the risk of accidental introduction into the wild. This is of special concern as Perinereis aibuhitensis has been successfully reared in captivity within the range of environmental conditions existing in the Ria Formosa coastal lagoon. Other risks associated with introduced species are the transport of foreign pathogens and other associated non-native organisms, which may act as carriers of disease. |
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