Council Regulation (EC) No 708/2007 of 11 June 2007 concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture (c. 708)

ANNEX I U.K. APPLICATION(Indicative guidelines for the dossier to be completed by applicant as foreseen under Article 6)

C. Life history information of the species to be introduced — for each life history stage U.K.

(1) Describe the native range and range changes due to introductions. U.K.

(2) Does the stock from which the introduction/translocation will be made have a link with any known non-target species? U.K.

(3) What is the distribution of such non-target species within the area of origin of the stock to be introduced/translocated? U.K.

(4) Record where the species was introduced previously and describe the ecological effects on the environment of the receiving area (predator, prey, competitor, and/or structural/functional elements of the habitat). U.K.

(5) What factors limit the species in its native range. U.K.

(6) Describe the physiological tolerances (water quality, temperature, oxygen, and salinity) at each life history stage (early life-history stages, adult and reproductive stages). U.K.

(7) Describe the habitat preferences and tolerances for each life-history stage. U.K.

(8) Describe the reproductive biology. U.K.

(9) Describe the migratory behaviour. U.K.

(10) Describe the food preferences for each life-history stage. U.K.

(11) Describe the growth rate and lifespan (also in the area of the proposed introduction, if known). U.K.

(12) What is the age or age-range of the species concerned? U.K.

(13) Describe the behavioural traits (social, territorial, aggressive). U.K.