How to Get Involved in Invasive Species Monitoring

If you are a marine user, you can help minimise the spread of non-native species by following this good practice guidance:

• Keep boats and structures as free of fouling as possible.
• Check for invasive species when moving equipment between different areas (e.g. boats)
• Check, clean and dry personal gear (such as SCUBA equipment) when moving between areas.
• Don’t throw even small pieces of non-natives back into the water, as some can grow back from tiny bits.

Download our handy leaflets on good practice below:

• Invasive Non-Native Species - information for the aquaculture industry (pdf)
• Invasive Non-native Species- information Divers (pdf)
• Invasive Non-native Species- information for marinas and marine users (pdf)
• Invasive Non-native Species: Information for Ports & Harbours (pdf)
• Help Keep Shetland Clean- Boat Cleaning Leaflet (pdf)

To help you spot invasive non-native species that may be seen in Shetland download a copy of our Invasive Non-native Species ID Guide for the Shetland Islands (pdf). Or get involved with marine monitoring with the Shetland Community Wildlife Group.

If you spot any marine species that you think have been introduced you can contact the Marine Spatial Planning Team either by email, phone or post. Please also take a picture, if you can do so safely.

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