Rapid assessment of marine non-native species in the Shetland Islands, Scotland

Abstract

We would like to thank Marine Scotland for their continued financial support, and also the financial support of the Shetland Oil Terminal Environmental Advisory Group (SOTEAG). We would also like to thank Dr. Joanne S. Porter and Dr. Belinda Baldock for their contribution of personal records of non-native species, as outlined in this manuscript, and for their assistance with identifying a number of the NNS described. We wish to thank Dr. Richard Shelmerdine, Kristen Saunders, Chis Nall, and Leanna Henderson for their assistance with data collection, and also the marina operators, Lerwick Port Authority, and Shetland Islands Council for granting access to sites for surveying and monitoring. We would like to thank the two anonymous reviewers for their feedback on the manuscript.