Journal of Marine Science and Engineering Webinar | Marine Alien Species, 30 May 2025

Species introductions are considered by the United Nations to be the second leading cause of species extinctions, preceded only by the triad of habitat loss, overexploitation, and pollution. Species introductions also have a massive detrimental socio-economic impact on a global scale. According to the latest IPBES (Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) report on non-indigenous species, the Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and their Control, a total of 37,000 species globally have been introduced via human activities to regions and biomes around the world, of which an estimated 3500 species are harmful invasive alien species. The annual global economic cost of invasive alien species exceeded USD 423 billion in 2019, with costs having at least quadrupled every decade since 1970. This Special Issue will showcase representative studies on the marine alien species that are currently impacting different sea environments around the world.

Date: 30 May 2025 at 11:00 a.m. CEST | 5:00 p.m. CST Asia | 12:00 p.m. EEST

Webinar ID: 835 1762 2671

Program:

Speaker	Presentation Title	Time in CEST	Time in CST (Asia)	Time in EEST
Prof. Alan Deidun	Chair Introduction	11:00–11:10 a.m.	5:00–5:10 p.m.	12:00–12:10 p.m.
Prof. Alan Deidun (Chair)	Invasive Alien Species – the what, the why and the where	11:10–11:25 a.m.	5:10–5:25 p.m.	12:10–12:25 p.m.
Dr. Francesco Tiralongo	Harnessing citizen science for the detection and monitoring of marine alien species: A mediterranean perspective	11:25–11:40 a.m.	5:25–5:40 p.m.	12:25–12:40 p.m.
Dr. Stefanos Kalogirou	The impacts of IAS on coastal habitats and fisheries in the south-eastern Aegean Sea	11:40–11:55 a.m.	5:40–5:55 p.m.	12:40–12:55 p.m.
	Q&A Session	11:55–12:10 a.m.	5:55–6:10 p.m.	12:55–1:10 p.m.
Prof. Alan Deidun	Closing of Webinar	12:10–12:15 p.m.	6:10–6:15 p.m.	1:10–1:15 p.m.

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Webinar Chairs and Keynote Speakers:

Prof. Alan Deidun, Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malta, Malta;
Dr. Francesco Tiralongo, Laboratory of Biology of Mediterranean Marine Fauna, Section of Animal Biology “Marcello La Greca”, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Italy
Dr. Stefanos Kalogirou, Laboratory of Applied Hydrobiology, Department of Animal Science, School of Animal Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece.

Relevant Special Issue:
“Marine Alien Species”
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Alan Deidun
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 July 2025