Marine biosecurity post-border management: Developing incursion response systems for New Zealand

New Zealand's approach to marine biosecurity has been to integrate the pre-border, border, and post-border management actions so as to appropriately and effectively utilise resources. Prevention is clearly better than cure, consequently pre-border and border management is paramount. There is, h...

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Published inNew Zealand journal of marine and freshwater research Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 553 - 559
Main Authors Wotton, Debra M., Hewitt, Chad L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.08.2004
Subjects
control
eradication
invasive species
Marine
marine biosecurity
non-indigenous species
rapid response
New Zealand
PSE, New Zealand
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Summary:New Zealand's approach to marine biosecurity has been to integrate the pre-border, border, and post-border management actions so as to appropriately and effectively utilise resources. Prevention is clearly better than cure, consequently pre-border and border management is paramount. There is, however, recognition that quarantine style controls result in leaky borders. Early detection of new invaders, coupled with appropriate incursion response protocols and tools, increases the likelihood that a response will: (1) be effective; and (2) cause less collateral damage. Rapid response plans for predefined, high-risk species allow an adaptive and targeted approach. The selected species are also the object of targeted surveillance in high incursion risk points of first entry into the New Zealand coastal environment.
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ISSN:0028-8330
1175-8805
DOI:10.1080/00288330.2004.9517260