Introductions of commercially significant aquatic organisms to the Pacific Islands
Eldredge LG. 1994. Introductions of commercially significant aquatic organisms to the Pacific Islands. Perspectives in aquatic exotic species management in the Pacific Islands. South Pacific Commission. Noumea, New Caledonia
"Documentation of animals introduced to Pacific islands since European contact is for the most part anecdotal. Long-term, quantitative studies have not been conducted in the marine environment as they have in other areas. The purpose of this review is to record the intentional and accidental introduction of aquatic plants and animals to the Pacific islands (the area encompassed by the South Pacific Commission). Plants and animals are distributed either intentionally or accidentally. Five periods of introductions for aquatic and terrestrials animals have been proposed (Eldredge, 1992). A sixth period is added herein.....With extensive introductions into the aquatic environments of the Pacific islands, local legislation and enforcement mechanisms are imperative. This review attempts to document and detail the commercially significant aquatic introductions to the Pacific islands, exclusive of the Hawaiian Islands, although there are extensive references to Hawaii since it has been a source of much of this introduced material and a place from which many lessons may be learned."
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Eldredge, L
- Date of Issue
- 1994-03
- Publisher
- South Pacific Commission
- Units
- AMME , NPSA , PACN , WAPA
- Keywords
- Algae, American Samoa, aquatic spcies, Bivalves, Crustaceans, Fish, Freshwater, Gastropods, Guam, Invasive Species, Invertebrates, Mariana Islands, Marine, Pacific Islands