Links and Resources

General 

GB Non-native Species Secretariat Website: 

Homepage 

Information Portal   

Marine biosecurity 

Marine Biosecurity Toolkit 

General awareness raising materials repository   

Event organisers 

Check Clean Dry Guidance 

Reporting:  

GB NNSS information on recording INNS  

iRecord platform  

Local Environnemental Records Centre finder 

Species: 

Marine Invasive Non-Native Species Priority Monitoring and Surveillance List for Wales  

GB Non-Native Species Secretariat Information Portal  

The National Biodiversity Network Atlas  

Wales INNS Portal  

Overview of Wales INNS Portal species lists  

Marine INNS ID Guides:  

Natural Resources Wales Marine INNS Guide in Welsh 

Natural Resources Wales Marine INNS Guide in English 

Cefas Non-Indigenous Species Quick Reference Survey Guide  

Invasive species video by the Rapid LIFE Project 

Templates and guidance for writing biosecurity plans: 

Marine biosecurity planning guidance and templates  

Marine Biosecurity Planning Guidance for Wales and England  

Events 

Event organisers 

Biosecurity at Angling Events 

Biosecurity at Paddling Events 

Event Biosecurity Plan Template 

Pathways links and resources

Commercial shipping 

IMO GloFouling resources

IMO guidance on implementing the Ballast Water Management Convention

Maritime information note on the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004

IMO GloBallast Partnerships webpage 

IMO GloBallast Partnerships e-learning course 

IMO e-Learning platform 

IMO Biofouling

IMO 2023 Guidelines for the Control and Management of Ships’ Biofouling to Minimize the Transfer of Invasive Aquatic Species 

Fishing 

GB Angling Pathway Action Plan (GB NNSS)

Code of Conduct on INNS for Recreational Angling  

Biosecurity guidance/plan for fisheries owners in GB 

Angling Trust biosecurity clause for inclusion in club constitutions   

Angling Trust INNS  

Marine Anglers leaflet

Check Clean Dry information and resources for Anglers

Aquaculture 

European Native Oyster Restoration Handbook  

ICES Code of Practice on the Introductions and Transfers of Marine Organisms 2005  

GloFouling Partnerships report on “Biofouling Prevention and Management in the Marine Aquaculture Industry   

Bangor Mussel Producers Limited Code of Good Practice for mussel seed movements (2019 version)

Bangor Mussel Producers Limited Code of Good Practice for mussel seed movements (2008 version) 

Recreational boating 

GB Recreational Boating Pathway Action Plan 

Biosecurity guidance for boat users 

Code of Conduct Recreational Boating and INNS  

Example biosecurity clause for inclusion in club constitutions  

Example biosecurity clause for inclusion in berthing agreement 

Check Clean Dry information and resources for Boaters 

IMO guidance for minimising biofouling for recreational craft  

GatherApp interactive biosecurity training tool  

The Green Blue – Invasive Species Prevention 

The Green Blue – Biosecurity 

Marine Boating leaflet    

RYA video on invasive species and recreational boating  

GloFouling poster for recreational boating 

Recreational activities

Go Paddling canoe, kayak and SUP cleaning guide

Check Clean Dry information and resources for Rowers 

Check Clean Dry information and resources for Paddlers 

Check Clean Dry information and resources for Stand-up paddleboarders 

Clubs and managers of water bodies 

Policy and Legislation  

Check out Policy and Legislation.

Links to Species Action Plans (SAPs), Pathway Action Plans (PAPs)  and Biosecurity Action Plans (BAPs) 

American slipper limpet, Crepidula fornicata SAP 

Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis SAP 

Carpet sea squirt, Didemnum vexillum SAP 

Trumpet tubeworm, Ficopomatus enigmaticus SAP 

American oyster drill, Urosalpinx cinerea & Japanese oyster drill, Ocinebrellus inornatus SAP

Recreational Boating (small boats) PAP

Recreational Boating (large boats) PAP

Recreational Activities PAP 

Commercial Shipping PAP 

Shore-based Fishing PAP 

Boat-based Fishing PAP 

Aquaculture PAP
 

Menai Strait and Conwy Bay SAC BAP 

Cardigan Bay SAC BAP 

Pembrokeshire Marine SAC BAP 

Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries SAC BAP 

Marine Biosecurity Action Plan for Wales