Importation of marine ornamental fishes to Switzerland

Biondo, Monica V.

doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2018.e00418

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“…The lack of trade information such as number and diversity of specimens traded, the methods of collection, or their exact source has been lamented for over 30 years [1,5,8,10,11,18,37,41,62,94,95] because trade is likely to have an impact on affected marine environments [12]. For the marine ornamental fish trade, the problem is amplified due to the volume and diversity of species being caught in the wild [4,5,[10][11][12]18], as well as the lack of information on their exact source and location of captures [5,8,10,11,18]. There are many stakeholders involved, including fishermen, intermediaries, exporters, and importers, which makes the traceability of this trade challenging [96].…”

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“…A median volume of 30 million marine ornamental fishes (Figure 2) is suggested, but the range is still very wide, and this discrepancy is difficult to explain. Perhaps the discrepancy is in part explained by the fact that, according to Biondo and Rhyne's figures [5,8,10,11,18], the European market share is approximately half that of the United States and not twice that estimated by Dey [16], and partly by the fact that Americans import many more inexpensive fishes than Europe [102].…”

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“…By the 1990s, there had been a shift from fish-only aquariums to exhibiting reef sections in tanks [4][5][6]. Today, the industry is a multi-billion-dollar concern [6,7] involving over 50 exporting and importing countries [5,[8][9][10][11].…”

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“…Figures currently available are based primarily on (often historical) estimates or are inferred using limited information from various formal and trade organisations [4,10,11,[14][15][16]. The data are also mostly based on the declared value of the ornamental fish trade and often do not distinguish between freshwater and marine fishes [10][11][12]17,18], sometimes including invertebrates [4,9]. Value highly depends on the current market price for species being traded, and to use such information to infer quantity would be unreliable [19].…”

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“…This systematic review aimed to locate and analyse available quantitative data on the trade in marine ornamental fishes. Given historical reports, there was an expectation that data will be lacking-a state of affairs that has been lamented by scientists and conservationists for decades [5,8,10,11,[20][21][22][23][24]. This study further aims to document where possible the global scale of the industry by region and country, while identifying any major knowledge deficits.…”

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A Systematic Review of the Ornamental Fish Trade with Emphasis on Coral Reef Fishes—An Impossible Task

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The multi-billion dollar trade in ornamental fishes has rarely been reliably monitored. Almost all coral reef fishes are wild-caught, and few scientific analyses have attempted to elicit exact quantities and identify species involved. The consequences of the removal of millions of these fishes are poorly understood. This article collates and examines available information, including scientific studies and formal publications, in order to create a more accurate picture of this commerce. We demonstrate that it is almost impossible to analyse the trade in marine ornamental fishes due to a lack of data, and that available data for marine species is frequently combined with that for freshwater species. Figures range from 15 to 30 million coral reef fishes being traded annually, but could be as high as 150 million specimens. The global value of this trade was only estimated for 1976 and 1999 between USD 28–40 million. This review highlights the urgent need to introduce a specific harmonised system tariff code and for a global monitoring system, such as the Trade Control and Expert System already in use in Europe, in order to gather accurate and timely information on the number and species of marine ornamental fishes in commerce, where specimens originated, and whether they were wild-caught or captive-bred.

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Identifying potential emerging invasive non‐native species from the freshwater pet trade

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An increasingly globalised world has facilitated the movement of non‐native species (NNS) via the poorly regulated international pet trade. While focus is increasingly being placed on preventative action to combat invasive NNS—often cheaper and less difficult than the management of established populations—successful prevention requires controlling potential pathways and obtaining baseline knowledge of species' availability. Here we performed an in‐depth analysis of the freshwater pet trade as one major vector of NNS, compiling its species inventory and deriving threats of NNS release and establishment in the wild. With Germany as our study region, we surveyed pet stores, websites and the country's largest online classified portal, eBay Kleinanzeigen, recording the taxa encountered. For each species, we determined the likelihood of release based on availability and price (cheaper and/or more readily available species have been shown to be of greater risk), and the likelihood of establishment based on ecological niche breadth and niche overlap with environmental conditions in Germany. The survey revealed 669 species, of which 651 were non‐native to Germany. Looking at release likelihood, more readily available species in pet stores and on websites proved to be cheaper. For websites, there was a significant effect of occurrence status (i.e. released, not released, native) on price, with released and native species being significantly cheaper. Species previously released in Germany and elsewhere demonstrated greater niche breadths and greater niche overlaps between their source regions and Germany; and for species released in Germany, there was a significantly positive relationship between the magnitude of niche overlap and the number of documented occurrences. Finally, we combined our release and establishment likelihood findings under ‘Release Risk’ metrics to highlight the species most worthy of prioritisation. We propose these metrics as proactive methods for screening species in the trade, which can inform future policy direction and intervention. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Online auction marketplaces as a global pathway for aquatic invasive species

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The ornamental aquarium pet trade is a leading pathway for the introduction of aquatic invasive species. In addition to purchasing live organisms in stores, hobbyists are engaging more with alternative informal online marketplaces that enable peer-to-peer selling of aquarium organisms via auctions. Although growing in popularity, little is known regarding the global extent of informal marketplaces, including the taxonomy of species that are traded, their economic value, and the geographic routes by which live organisms are transported. In this study we use an automated web crawler to collect data on completed auctions between 2011 and 2017 from the largest informal market for aquarium hobbyists, AquaBid, to understand the market dynamics and trade flows of the informal retail market online. During the 7-year study period, the AquaBid website facilitated the estimated trade of 539,548 live freshwater animals, 579,700 fish eggs, and 31,431 plant assortments/bunches among 24,409 unique users who collectively placed 444,132 bids on 192,227 auctions, representing a total sale value of $6,015,030 USD. Source (seller) and recipient (buyer) locations of live organisms were distributed across 39 countries but concentrated largely in major cities of the United States and select European and southeast Asian countries. Our study is among the first to quantify geographic routes of live organism transport between specific locations on the landscape and demonstrates the highly diffuse and non-centralized nature of the informal aquarium trade. Evaluating the emerging challenges represented by informal online retail marketplaces is critical to create policy and regulatory solutions that minimize the transport of prohibited invasive species.

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Importation of marine ornamental fishes to Switzerland

Cited by 14 publications

References 28 publications

A Systematic Review of the Ornamental Fish Trade with Emphasis on Coral Reef Fishes—An Impossible Task

A Systematic Review of the Ornamental Fish Trade with Emphasis on Coral Reef Fishes—An Impossible Task

Identifying potential emerging invasive non‐native species from the freshwater pet trade

Online auction marketplaces as a global pathway for aquatic invasive species

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