Svalbard Invasive Species
Dato 1. mai 2024 00:00 – 1. mai 2026 00:00
Full title: Citizen Science Monitoring of Existing and Potential Marine Invasive Species Around Svalbard
Partners: Akvaplan-niva (lead), Svalbard Folkehøgskole, Artsdatabanken, Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences Poland (IO PAN)
Project manager: Amanda Ziegler
Funding agency: Svalbard Miljøvernfond (RIS number 12423)
The project objectives are:
- Develop user-friendly tools for the identification of existing and potential marine invasive species around Svalbard that could be used by local inhabitants at and visitors to Svalbard
- Test the developed tools and collect samples to monitor for newly established invasive species around Svalbard in collaboration with Svalbard Folkehøgskole