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Biosecurity and Check Clean Dry

What is biosecurity?

• Good hygiene practices to reduce the risk of

spreading invasive non-native species, disease, etc

• Always essential, even if invasive non-native species

are not always apparent

Why is it a good idea?

Which of these actions has the potential to be most harmful to the environment?

• Throwing away 20 litres of paint by pouring it down

a drain

• Disposing of an unusual plant from your garden

pond by throwing it into a river

• Dumping an old fridge in a layby

Why is it a good idea?

Which of these actions has the potential to be most harmful to the environment?

• Throwing away 20 litres of paint by pouring it down

a drain

• Disposing of an unusual plant from your garden

pond by throwing it into a river

• Dumping an old fridge in a layby

Floating pennywort

• Grows from very

small fragments

• Many INNS can

survive out of water, on damp equipment or clothing for two weeks

Floating pennywort

• Grows from very

small fragments

• Spreads rapidly in

slow-flowing, lowland waterways

Floating pennywort

• Forms dense

carpets across water and mud

• Gives the

impression of a safe surface

Floating pennywort

• Huge issue for

navigation and angling

• In 2010 the annual

cost of pennywort (including management and tourism impacts) to Britain estimated at

• ver £25 million

Basic ic Bio iosecurity Advice when working in in the fi field

• Arrive at the site with clean footwear and vehicle.
• Ensure footwear is clean (visually from soil and debris) before

leaving the site.

• Ensure vehicle is kept clean - in particular remove any

accumulated mud before leaving the site.

• Make use of facilities provided on the site to clean

footwear/equipment.

• Keep access to a minimum.
• If practical do not take vehicles onto premises, keep to

established tracks and park vehicles on hard standing.

• Where possible avoid areas of livestock and areas with known

plant disease.

• Plan visits so that the most risky visit is the last one of the day.

• Based on similar campaign in NZ
• Partnership campaign between

government and environmental NGOs

• Guidance for recreational water users
• Launched March 2011, updated 2017

Check Clean Dry

Impact of campaign - 2018 Public Awareness Survey

Anglers

• 61% wash equipment every time

(increase from 44% in 2008)

• 87% aware of “INNS” (78% in 2008)
• Significantly higher than general public

(67%)

Impact of campaign - 2018 Public Awareness Survey

Boaters

• 49% wash boat and equipment every

time

• 83% aware of “INNS”
• Significantly higher than general public

(67%)

2018 Public Awareness Survey

Encouraging but still a long way to go Impact in NZ Invasive pest Didymo discovered in South Island in 2004 North Island kept free

Campaign updated in 2018

• Focus groups with

recreational water users

• Feedback from key

partners

• Bespoke materials

Free materials available

• Signs for entrance / exit to waterbodies
• Posters
• Leaflets
• Waterproof stickers
• Pop up banners

Bespoke versions for:

• Game anglers
• Marine anglers
• Coarse anglers
• Boaters
• Marine boaters
• Canal boaters
• Canoeists / kayakers

Annual border biosecurity campaign

Six months

Annual border biosecurity campaign

Six months

Practical biosecurity at events

Pathway Action Plans

GB Strategy Key Action 3.3 Priority pathways

Pathway Action Plans

Two in development:

• Angling – complete
• Boating – expected early 2020

Pathway Action Plans

Aims: Reduce risk of introduction and spread of INNS based on international good practice Series of key actions for different stakeholders

Pathway Action Plans

Raising awareness of NNS issues Increasing uptake of biosecurity Building on existing work including Check Clean Dry

Invasive Species Week 2020

• 18-22 May 2020
• Focus on threat to biodiversity in Britain from

invasive species

• Future threats – new species from abroad, impact of

climate change

• Current threats – established species
• Encouraging people to take part in volunteering
• Lots of ways to take part, visit

www.nonnativespecies.org/invasivespeciesweek

Biosecurity and Check Clean Dry

What does success look like?

• Everybody is aware of INNS
• Check Clean Dry messages on displayed in relevant

locations

• Wash-down facilities available at key locations
• Washing equipment every time is second nature
• Spread of INNS is prevented or reduced