Interim Report of the Working Group on Introductions and Transfers of Marine Organisms (WGITMO)

The 43rd meeting of the ICES Working Group on Introductions and Transfers of Marine Organisms (WGITMO) was held at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Northeast Fisheries Sciences Center in Woods Hole, USA, on 13–15 March 2017. This meeting included a joint day with the Working Group on Ballast Water and Other Ship Vectors (WGBOSV). The meeting was hosted by Judy Pederson (USA) and chaired by Cynthia McKenzie (Canada). The meeting was attended by 23 scientists in person, two by web-conference and five by correspondence, representing 16 countries; four additional scientists attended on the joint meeting day. The objective of the meeting was to communicate new information and discuss several aspects of the introductions and transfers of marine organisms relevant to the six terms of reference for the working group