Aquatic Invasive Species in Nova Scotia

Information on aquatic invasive species, how to reduce their spread, and how to report them.

List of aquatic invasive species in Nova Scotia

Interested in learning more about the aquatic invasive species (AIS) present in the Maritimes Region? Check out this list of AIS in freshwater and marine areas of Nova Scotia.

 

Preventing aquatic invasive species

We’re working to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species in Canada. Learn what we’re doing and how you can help.

 

Reporting an aquatic invasive species 

If you think you’ve discovered an aquatic invasive species:

  1. do not return the species to the water

  2. take photos

  3. note:

           o   the exact location (GPS coordinates)

           o   the observation date

           o   identifying features

    4. contact us (Maritimes) to report it

    Learn more

Review information and resources about aquatic invasive species found in the Maritimes Region.

Recent scientific publications

·       Kingsbury S, Collison BR, Daigle R, Hogan JD, Lowen B, Lowles AG, Stortini C, Trudel M, Tuziak SM. 2024. A new tool for setting biodiversity management priorities adapted from aquatic invasive species management: A pilot using Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in NS, Canada. Ecological Solutions and Evidence. 5(2):e12340. (English only)

·       Pratt C, Poirier L, Bond M, Campbell L, Kingsbury S, Burbidge C, Hominick C. 2024. First record of the non-indigenous crayfish, Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852), in Nova Scotia, Canada. BioInvasions Records. 13(3):815–824. (English only)

·       Brooks CM, Krumhansl K. 2023. First record of the Asian Antithamnion sparsum Tokida, 1932 (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) in Nova Scotia, Canada. BioInvasions Records. 12(3):745–752. (English only)

·       Lowen J, DiBacco C. 2022. Range expansion and establishment of a non-indigenous tunicate (Diplosoma listerianum) in thermal refugia is mediated by environmental variability in changing coastal environments. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 80(2):330–345. (English only)

·       LeBlanc F, Belliveau V, Watson E, Coomber C, Simard N, DiBacco C, Bernier R, Gagné N. 2020. Environmental DNA (eDNA) detection of marine aquatic invasive species (AIS) in Eastern Canada using a targeted species-specific qPCR approach. Management of Biological Invasions. 11(2):201-217. (English only)

·       Lyons DA, Lowen JB, Therriault TW, Brickman D, Guo L, Moore AM, Peña MA, Wang Z, DiBacco C. 2020. Identifying marine invasion hotspots using stacked species distribution models. Biological Invasions. 22(11):3403–3423. (English only)

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