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Title: Public feedback on early warning initiatives undertaken for hazardous non-indigenous species : the case of Lagocephalus sceleratus from Italian and Maltese waters
Authors: Andaloro, Franco
Castriota, Luca
Falautano, Manuela
Azzurro, Ernesto
Deidun, Alan
Fenech-Farrugia, Andreina
Keywords: Science and state -- Malta
Communication in medicine -- Malta
Communication in science -- Malta
Risk communication -- Malta
Science and state -- Italy
Communication in medicine -- Italy
Communication in science -- Italy
Risk communication -- Italy
Issue Date: 2016
Publisher: Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre
Citation: Andaloro, F., Castriota, L., Falautano, M., Azzurro, E., Deidun, A., & Fenech-Farrugia, A. (2016). Public feedback on early warning initiatives undertaken for hazardous non-indigenous species: the case of Lagocephalus sceleratus from Italian and Maltese waters. Management of Biological Invasions, 7(4), 313-319.
Abstract: The expansion of invasive non-indigenous species in the Mediterranean is generating an increasing concern about biodiversity protection and human health, with European countries being solicited to apply early warning measures in such circumstances. The recent expansion of the hazardous fish Lagocephalus sceleratus in the Straits of Sicily, the subsequent actions adopted to manage the risk and the feedback received from the public are herein presented, as an example of the interaction between experts and the public in promoting scientific citizenship through an ad hoc action. A rapid increase in media reports related to L. sceleratus had been registered after the launch of the early warning campaign as part of a scientific and health risk communication strategy, and seven new records of this species have emerged shortly after. This study represents a useful contribution to the further bridging of the science-policy gap.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/26204
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