Invasive fish

General Information

North Sea

Baltic Sea

Adriatic Sea

Clyde Marine Region

Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Invasive fish

Layer Info
Category	Ecology
Sub-category	Fish
Editable	No

Description

Invasive fish are fish species that would not be typically present in a certain area, but were bought in to it, usually because of phenomena related with globalisation and climate change.

Not applicable. This layer is not present in the North Sea Edition.

Not applicable. This layer is not present in the Baltic Sea Edition.

Not applicable. This layer is not present in the Adriatic Sea Edition.

Not applicable. This layer is not present in the Clyde Marine Region Edition.

Types

• Very Low Density
• Low Density
• Medium Density
• High Density
• Very High Density

Metadata

Data Source

Invasive fish is month-by-month, computer generated data layers following calculations made by the ecosystem simulation (EwE). The simplified EwE Eastern Mediterranean model was adjusted for use in the MSP Challenge by Eyal Ofir.

For more information on how Ecopath-with-Ecosim (EwE) works, please visit our Wiki page or visit the official EwE website at https://ecopath.org.