Last updated 24 September 2026
Publisher
MAMIAS (Marine Mediterranean Invasive Alien Species) is published by the Specially Protected Areas Regional Activity Centre (SPA/RAC), a Regional Activity Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme / Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP) — Barcelona Convention.
SPA/RAC, Boulevard du Leader Yasser Arafat, B.P. 337, 1080 Tunis Cedex, Tunisia.
Publication responsibility
The SPA/RAC Management is responsible for the content published on MAMIAS, within the Centre's institutional mandate.
Hosting
MAMIAS is hosted by SPA/RAC.
Intellectual property
The MAMIAS database — species records, introduction events, pathways and their compilation — is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0). See the Terms of use for how to cite it.
The SPA/RAC and UNEP/MAP names and logos, and the site's design and software, are not covered by that licence and may not be reused without written permission.
Hyperlinks
MAMIAS links to external sites, such as WoRMS, EASIN and GBIF, for information only. SPA/RAC has no control over them and accepts no responsibility for their content.
Limitation of liability
Information on MAMIAS is provided for scientific and informational purposes. SPA/RAC makes every effort to keep it accurate and current but gives no warranty of completeness or fitness for a particular purpose, and is not liable for any damage arising from its use or from the site being unavailable.
SPA/RAC legal notice
Institutional matters not covered here — including the privileges and immunities of the United Nations — are governed by the SPA/RAC legal notice.
Contact
Questions about this page: atef.ouerghi@spa-rac.org.