Introducing Prof Susana Carvalho!
Our next ICMB XIII keynote speaker, Susana is based at KAUST, Saudi Arabia, where she advances biodiversity research, invasive species surveillance and marine biosecurity.
#ICMB2027 #Bioinvasions
Our next ICMB XIII keynote speaker, Susana is based at KAUST, Saudi Arabia, where she advances biodiversity research, invasive species surveillance and marine biosecurity.
#ICMB2027 #Bioinvasions
November 2, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Introducing Prof Susana Carvalho!
Our next ICMB XIII keynote speaker, Susana is based at KAUST, Saudi Arabia, where she advances biodiversity research, invasive species surveillance and marine biosecurity.
#ICMB2027 #Bioinvasions
Our next ICMB XIII keynote speaker, Susana is based at KAUST, Saudi Arabia, where she advances biodiversity research, invasive species surveillance and marine biosecurity.
#ICMB2027 #Bioinvasions
New paper alert! "How do we know when invasive species control strategies work?" by Ian Pearse et al., published in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social.
We consider how to define success, and hypothesize about factors that drive success. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #bioinvasions 🌎 🧪
We consider how to define success, and hypothesize about factors that drive success. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #bioinvasions 🌎 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com
October 30, 2026 at 3:48 PM
New paper alert! "How do we know when invasive species control strategies work?" by Ian Pearse et al., published in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social.
We consider how to define success, and hypothesize about factors that drive success. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #bioinvasions 🌎 🧪
We consider how to define success, and hypothesize about factors that drive success. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #bioinvasions 🌎 🧪
🏆 One week ago, #GuardIAS and the University of the Aegean made history in Santorini!
370 participants, 30 chefs, 20 lionfish recipes, and a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title.
📸 Here are some of our favourite moments from the day!
#InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #BioInvasions #InvasiveSpecies
370 participants, 30 chefs, 20 lionfish recipes, and a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title.
📸 Here are some of our favourite moments from the day!
#InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #BioInvasions #InvasiveSpecies
October 29, 2026 at 11:30 AM
🏆 One week ago, #GuardIAS and the University of the Aegean made history in Santorini!
370 participants, 30 chefs, 20 lionfish recipes, and a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title.
📸 Here are some of our favourite moments from the day!
#InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #BioInvasions #InvasiveSpecies
370 participants, 30 chefs, 20 lionfish recipes, and a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title.
📸 Here are some of our favourite moments from the day!
#InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #BioInvasions #InvasiveSpecies
👨🍳 30 chefs, 20 different recipes, incredible creativity!
Our amazing chefs demonstrated that #lionfish can be a true culinary delight!
🏆 And together, we made history by achieving a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title!
guardias.eu/guardias-and...
photos:Thanos Rivios
#GuardIAS #bioinvasions 🧪
Our amazing chefs demonstrated that #lionfish can be a true culinary delight!
🏆 And together, we made history by achieving a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title!
guardias.eu/guardias-and...
photos:Thanos Rivios
#GuardIAS #bioinvasions 🧪
October 27, 2026 at 9:18 AM
👨🍳 30 chefs, 20 different recipes, incredible creativity!
Our amazing chefs demonstrated that #lionfish can be a true culinary delight!
🏆 And together, we made history by achieving a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title!
guardias.eu/guardias-and...
photos:Thanos Rivios
#GuardIAS #bioinvasions 🧪
Our amazing chefs demonstrated that #lionfish can be a true culinary delight!
🏆 And together, we made history by achieving a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title!
guardias.eu/guardias-and...
photos:Thanos Rivios
#GuardIAS #bioinvasions 🧪
🐟 Would you try lionfish?
At our event in Santorini, participants sampled dishes prepared by 30 chefs, with 20 different lionfish recipes on offer.
🎥 See what people thought of the tasting! youtube.com/shorts/gOd-m...
#GuardIAS #InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #BioInvasions #InvasiveSpecies
At our event in Santorini, participants sampled dishes prepared by 30 chefs, with 20 different lionfish recipes on offer.
🎥 See what people thought of the tasting! youtube.com/shorts/gOd-m...
#GuardIAS #InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #BioInvasions #InvasiveSpecies
November 2, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🐟 Would you try lionfish?
At our event in Santorini, participants sampled dishes prepared by 30 chefs, with 20 different lionfish recipes on offer.
🎥 See what people thought of the tasting! youtube.com/shorts/gOd-m...
#GuardIAS #InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #BioInvasions #InvasiveSpecies
At our event in Santorini, participants sampled dishes prepared by 30 chefs, with 20 different lionfish recipes on offer.
🎥 See what people thought of the tasting! youtube.com/shorts/gOd-m...
#GuardIAS #InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #BioInvasions #InvasiveSpecies
Long-range population connectivity & limited restrictions on gene flow have shaped the evolution and diversification of flying-foxes across the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Our #newpaper has implications for conservation, speciation & #biosecurity risk. 🌐🌏 #bioinvasions
📖OA: doi.org/10.1111/eva....
📖OA: doi.org/10.1111/eva....
October 27, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Long-range population connectivity & limited restrictions on gene flow have shaped the evolution and diversification of flying-foxes across the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Our #newpaper has implications for conservation, speciation & #biosecurity risk. 🌐🌏 #bioinvasions
📖OA: doi.org/10.1111/eva....
📖OA: doi.org/10.1111/eva....
Introducing Dr Evangelina Schwindt!
We’re delighted to welcome our next ICMB XIII keynote speaker. Based in Argentina, Evangelina is a marine ecologist and Editor-in-Chief of Biological Invasions, advancing research on marine invasions and marine biosecurity.
#ICMB2027 #Bioinvasions
We’re delighted to welcome our next ICMB XIII keynote speaker. Based in Argentina, Evangelina is a marine ecologist and Editor-in-Chief of Biological Invasions, advancing research on marine invasions and marine biosecurity.
#ICMB2027 #Bioinvasions
October 26, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Introducing Dr Evangelina Schwindt!
We’re delighted to welcome our next ICMB XIII keynote speaker. Based in Argentina, Evangelina is a marine ecologist and Editor-in-Chief of Biological Invasions, advancing research on marine invasions and marine biosecurity.
#ICMB2027 #Bioinvasions
We’re delighted to welcome our next ICMB XIII keynote speaker. Based in Argentina, Evangelina is a marine ecologist and Editor-in-Chief of Biological Invasions, advancing research on marine invasions and marine biosecurity.
#ICMB2027 #Bioinvasions
🏆 #GuardIAS & University of the Aegean achieved a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title in Santorini (22 Oct)! 370 people each tasted 3+ lionfish dishes; 30 chefs made 20 recipes. 🐠 Raising awareness and promoting targeted fishing to help control #lionfish.
guardias.eu/guardias-and...
🌐🌍🧪 #bioinvasions
guardias.eu/guardias-and...
🌐🌍🧪 #bioinvasions
October 23, 2026 at 1:27 PM
🏆 #GuardIAS & University of the Aegean achieved a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title in Santorini (22 Oct)! 370 people each tasted 3+ lionfish dishes; 30 chefs made 20 recipes. 🐠 Raising awareness and promoting targeted fishing to help control #lionfish.
guardias.eu/guardias-and...
🌐🌍🧪 #bioinvasions
guardias.eu/guardias-and...
🌐🌍🧪 #bioinvasions
"Every part of society has a role to play in preventing & limiting [impacts of bioinvasions]. If not successfully addressed, invasive alien species will undermine the achievement of multiple internat'l objectives, including the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework” iucn.org/press-releas...
IUCN launches global strategy to tackle invasive alien species
Yerevan, Armenia, 21 October 2026 (IUCN) – IUCN has launched its first global strategy to tackle invasive alien species, one of the world’s greatest drivers of biodiversity loss and species extinction...
iucn.org
October 24, 2026 at 5:23 PM
"Every part of society has a role to play in preventing & limiting [impacts of bioinvasions]. If not successfully addressed, invasive alien species will undermine the achievement of multiple internat'l objectives, including the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework” iucn.org/press-releas...
Are you ready to see the #Lionfish differently?
🔹 21 October: Talks, discussion and information about the lionfish.
🔹 22 October: Lionfish tasting, live music, & our major Guinness World Records™ challenge.
Will you be there?
#GuardIAS #Santorini #InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions
🔹 21 October: Talks, discussion and information about the lionfish.
🔹 22 October: Lionfish tasting, live music, & our major Guinness World Records™ challenge.
Will you be there?
#GuardIAS #Santorini #InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions
October 20, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Are you ready to see the #Lionfish differently?
🔹 21 October: Talks, discussion and information about the lionfish.
🔹 22 October: Lionfish tasting, live music, & our major Guinness World Records™ challenge.
Will you be there?
#GuardIAS #Santorini #InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions
🔹 21 October: Talks, discussion and information about the lionfish.
🔹 22 October: Lionfish tasting, live music, & our major Guinness World Records™ challenge.
Will you be there?
#GuardIAS #Santorini #InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions
An invasive species.
An island.
Many dishes.
And one big challenge. 🏆
On 22 October in Santorini, we will attempt to earn a Guinness World Records™ title for the largest lionfish tasting.
And to make it happen, we need you too.
#GuardIAS #Lionfish #Santorini #InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions
An island.
Many dishes.
And one big challenge. 🏆
On 22 October in Santorini, we will attempt to earn a Guinness World Records™ title for the largest lionfish tasting.
And to make it happen, we need you too.
#GuardIAS #Lionfish #Santorini #InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions
October 19, 2026 at 11:01 AM
An invasive species.
An island.
Many dishes.
And one big challenge. 🏆
On 22 October in Santorini, we will attempt to earn a Guinness World Records™ title for the largest lionfish tasting.
And to make it happen, we need you too.
#GuardIAS #Lionfish #Santorini #InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions
An island.
Many dishes.
And one big challenge. 🏆
On 22 October in Santorini, we will attempt to earn a Guinness World Records™ title for the largest lionfish tasting.
And to make it happen, we need you too.
#GuardIAS #Lionfish #Santorini #InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions
Poor progress seems to have been made on GBF Target 6, which aims to slow the rate of alien species invasion. Where measured, establishment rates of alien species continue to increase. Many countries lack sufficient monitoring capacity to assess rates, especially for aquatic invasions. #bioinvasions
Targets and vision are fine but real measurable action is needed. #GBF Global Biodiversity Framework's first report - www.cbd.int/globalreview...
State of Biodiversity Action: The Global Report on collective progress
The global report on collective progress in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, State of Biodiversity Action, provides the first comprehensive global stocktake of...
www.cbd.int
October 18, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Poor progress seems to have been made on GBF Target 6, which aims to slow the rate of alien species invasion. Where measured, establishment rates of alien species continue to increase. Many countries lack sufficient monitoring capacity to assess rates, especially for aquatic invasions. #bioinvasions
Exciting job opportunity: BRIDGE Program Coordinator
BRIDGE (Bioinvasion Research Integration across Dynamic Global Ecosystems) is a global network advancing marine bioinvasion science and biosecurity 🌎 🪸 based at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
serc.si.edu/get-involved...
BRIDGE (Bioinvasion Research Integration across Dynamic Global Ecosystems) is a global network advancing marine bioinvasion science and biosecurity 🌎 🪸 based at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
serc.si.edu/get-involved...
BRIDGE Program Coordinator
The Marine Invasions Research Laboratory at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) seeks a Program Coordinator to support an international initiative in the field of marine bioinvasions....
serc.si.edu
October 18, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Exciting job opportunity: BRIDGE Program Coordinator
BRIDGE (Bioinvasion Research Integration across Dynamic Global Ecosystems) is a global network advancing marine bioinvasion science and biosecurity 🌎 🪸 based at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
serc.si.edu/get-involved...
BRIDGE (Bioinvasion Research Integration across Dynamic Global Ecosystems) is a global network advancing marine bioinvasion science and biosecurity 🌎 🪸 based at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
serc.si.edu/get-involved...
🌱 At the edge of an #invasion, #ecology and #evolution interact—shaping spread, impacts and opportunities for control.
Our new synthesis explores why invasion fronts matter for biodiversity management. Led by Phillip Haubrock.
📖 doi.org/10.1111/ele....
#InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions 🌍🌐🧪
Our new synthesis explores why invasion fronts matter for biodiversity management. Led by Phillip Haubrock.
📖 doi.org/10.1111/ele....
#InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions 🌍🌐🧪
October 16, 2026 at 1:14 PM
🌱 At the edge of an #invasion, #ecology and #evolution interact—shaping spread, impacts and opportunities for control.
Our new synthesis explores why invasion fronts matter for biodiversity management. Led by Phillip Haubrock.
📖 doi.org/10.1111/ele....
#InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions 🌍🌐🧪
Our new synthesis explores why invasion fronts matter for biodiversity management. Led by Phillip Haubrock.
📖 doi.org/10.1111/ele....
#InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions 🌍🌐🧪
Marine ecology meets culinary creativity! 👨🍳🌊 Join our GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ attempt for the Largest Lionfish Tasting Event!
📍 Santo 1911, Vlychada, Santorini
📅 22 October 2026
🍴 Free entry • Live music
#GuardIAS #Lionfish #GuinnessWorldRecords #CPF #InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions #Santorini
📍 Santo 1911, Vlychada, Santorini
📅 22 October 2026
🍴 Free entry • Live music
#GuardIAS #Lionfish #GuinnessWorldRecords #CPF #InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions #Santorini
October 16, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Marine ecology meets culinary creativity! 👨🍳🌊 Join our GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ attempt for the Largest Lionfish Tasting Event!
📍 Santo 1911, Vlychada, Santorini
📅 22 October 2026
🍴 Free entry • Live music
#GuardIAS #Lionfish #GuinnessWorldRecords #CPF #InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions #Santorini
📍 Santo 1911, Vlychada, Santorini
📅 22 October 2026
🍴 Free entry • Live music
#GuardIAS #Lionfish #GuinnessWorldRecords #CPF #InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions #Santorini
Two flawed rhetorical arguments are repeatedly used to downplay the risks of introduced non-native species.
One argument is:
“The vast majority of non-native species are not a threat to native biodiversity or ecosystems (so concern about them is overblown)”.
This overlooks a few crucial points...🧵
One argument is:
“The vast majority of non-native species are not a threat to native biodiversity or ecosystems (so concern about them is overblown)”.
This overlooks a few crucial points...🧵
October 16, 2026 at 1:11 AM
What happens when marine ecology meets culinary creativity? 👨🍳🌊
On 22 October, restaurants from Santorini & the Cyclades & renowned chefs join forces around one unusual ingredient: lionfish.
Join us: guardias.eu/from-threat-...
#GuardIAS #Lionfish #Santorini #InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions
On 22 October, restaurants from Santorini & the Cyclades & renowned chefs join forces around one unusual ingredient: lionfish.
Join us: guardias.eu/from-threat-...
#GuardIAS #Lionfish #Santorini #InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions
October 16, 2026 at 10:30 AM
What happens when marine ecology meets culinary creativity? 👨🍳🌊
On 22 October, restaurants from Santorini & the Cyclades & renowned chefs join forces around one unusual ingredient: lionfish.
Join us: guardias.eu/from-threat-...
#GuardIAS #Lionfish #Santorini #InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions
On 22 October, restaurants from Santorini & the Cyclades & renowned chefs join forces around one unusual ingredient: lionfish.
Join us: guardias.eu/from-threat-...
#GuardIAS #Lionfish #Santorini #InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions
It starts in a couple of hours. Do not miss it!
#bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies #OneHealth #InfectiousDiseases #IAS 🌐🌍
#bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies #OneHealth #InfectiousDiseases #IAS 🌐🌍
Have you registered yet? ⏰ Don't miss the fourth webinar from
@guardias.bsky.social
and INVASIVESNET!
#bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies #OneHealth #InfectiousDiseases #IAS 🌐🌍
👇
@guardias.bsky.social
and INVASIVESNET!
#bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies #OneHealth #InfectiousDiseases #IAS 🌐🌍
👇
🚨 The fourth webinar INVASIVESNET - GuardIAS will be held on October 13th! Do not miss it! 🚨
📝 Registration is open: buff.ly/EkgJ6gy or by scanning the QR code.
🎬️ Remember that you can rewatch all previous webinars on our YouTube Channel!
@guardias.bsky.social
📝 Registration is open: buff.ly/EkgJ6gy or by scanning the QR code.
🎬️ Remember that you can rewatch all previous webinars on our YouTube Channel!
@guardias.bsky.social
October 13, 2026 at 12:34 PM
It starts in a couple of hours. Do not miss it!
#bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies #OneHealth #InfectiousDiseases #IAS 🌐🌍
#bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies #OneHealth #InfectiousDiseases #IAS 🌐🌍
To me, it seems highly unlikely that 'invasivory' will solve any problem, but could conceivably create perverse incentives that exacerbate existing invasive species problems. #bioinvasions
Wondering if we can eat our way out of certain #invasive species problems? Check out the North American Invasive Species Management Association's webinar 10/14 at 11 AM PDT to hear how to do this well. naisma.org/event/webina...
Can Public Harvest Control Invasive Species?
Natural resource managers and culinary artists have speculated that harvest and use of invasive species could provide a means of managing nuisance populations.
naisma.org
October 13, 2026 at 10:19 PM
To me, it seems highly unlikely that 'invasivory' will solve any problem, but could conceivably create perverse incentives that exacerbate existing invasive species problems. #bioinvasions
What if part of the solution could be… served? 🍽️🐠
On 22 October, the lionfish moves from sea to plate as we explore new opportunities for gastronomy and coastal communities.
Join us: guardias.eu/from-threat-...
#GuardIAS #Lionfish #Santorini #InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions
On 22 October, the lionfish moves from sea to plate as we explore new opportunities for gastronomy and coastal communities.
Join us: guardias.eu/from-threat-...
#GuardIAS #Lionfish #Santorini #InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions
October 13, 2026 at 12:08 PM
What if part of the solution could be… served? 🍽️🐠
On 22 October, the lionfish moves from sea to plate as we explore new opportunities for gastronomy and coastal communities.
Join us: guardias.eu/from-threat-...
#GuardIAS #Lionfish #Santorini #InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions
On 22 October, the lionfish moves from sea to plate as we explore new opportunities for gastronomy and coastal communities.
Join us: guardias.eu/from-threat-...
#GuardIAS #Lionfish #Santorini #InvasiveSpecies #bioinvasions
Would you like to propose a session at ICMB XIII? We want to hear from you! Check out the website for details marinebioinvasions.info/news/call-fo...
📩 Submit your proposal: icmb@marinebioinvasions.info
📅 Deadline: 13 November 2026
#ICMB2027 #Bioinvasions
📩 Submit your proposal: icmb@marinebioinvasions.info
📅 Deadline: 13 November 2026
#ICMB2027 #Bioinvasions
October 13, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Would you like to propose a session at ICMB XIII? We want to hear from you! Check out the website for details marinebioinvasions.info/news/call-fo...
📩 Submit your proposal: icmb@marinebioinvasions.info
📅 Deadline: 13 November 2026
#ICMB2027 #Bioinvasions
📩 Submit your proposal: icmb@marinebioinvasions.info
📅 Deadline: 13 November 2026
#ICMB2027 #Bioinvasions
Introducing Dr John Darling! 🧬
We are thrilled to announce the first of our keynote speakers for ICMB XIII. John Darling is joining us in Cape Town to share his insights on marine biosecurity surveillance.
We’ll be announcing a new keynote each week – watch this space.
#ICMB2027 #Bioinvasions
We are thrilled to announce the first of our keynote speakers for ICMB XIII. John Darling is joining us in Cape Town to share his insights on marine biosecurity surveillance.
We’ll be announcing a new keynote each week – watch this space.
#ICMB2027 #Bioinvasions
October 12, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Introducing Dr John Darling! 🧬
We are thrilled to announce the first of our keynote speakers for ICMB XIII. John Darling is joining us in Cape Town to share his insights on marine biosecurity surveillance.
We’ll be announcing a new keynote each week – watch this space.
#ICMB2027 #Bioinvasions
We are thrilled to announce the first of our keynote speakers for ICMB XIII. John Darling is joining us in Cape Town to share his insights on marine biosecurity surveillance.
We’ll be announcing a new keynote each week – watch this space.
#ICMB2027 #Bioinvasions
Flashback to one of the more surprising discoveries we have made in recent years: redpath-staff.mcgill.ca/ricciardi/Ri... #bioinvasions
One of our weird discoveries: 1st field-documented case of a zebra mussel attached to a fish (lake chub). This phoretic association could facilitate 1) within-basin spread of zebra mussels via fish migration & 2) overland transport by anglers moving baitfish. redpath-staff.mcgill.ca/ricciardi/Ri...
October 10, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Flashback to one of the more surprising discoveries we have made in recent years: redpath-staff.mcgill.ca/ricciardi/Ri... #bioinvasions
I love Morton's (1978) candid description of Brazilian pepper (a notorious invasive tree in Florida) as having been "frivolously introduced" and whose control is opposed by "misguided plant lovers" & "profit motivated beekeepers". #bioinvasions
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
October 10, 2026 at 5:34 AM
I love Morton's (1978) candid description of Brazilian pepper (a notorious invasive tree in Florida) as having been "frivolously introduced" and whose control is opposed by "misguided plant lovers" & "profit motivated beekeepers". #bioinvasions
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...