@article{Hill:253820,
      recid = {253820},
      author = {Hill, Jeffrey E. and Lawson, Larry L.},
      title = {TESTING THE FISH INVASIVENESS SCORING KIT (FISK) AS A  SCREENING TOOL FOR FLORIDA},
      address = {2011},
      number = {535-2016-38507},
      pages = {9},
      year = {2011},
      abstract = {Interest in risk analysis for non-native freshwater fishes  and other organisms is increasing. Unfortunately, complete  risk analysis for a single species is data-intensive,  time-consuming, and expensive. A relatively quick and  simple screening process may be able to identify species as  low or high risk and other species where the risk level is  more moderate or uncertain. The Fish Invasiveness Scoring  Kit (FISK) was developed in the United Kingdom (UK) as a  screening tool to assess potential invasiveness of  non-native freshwater fishes. The method is  semi-quantitative and provides a scoring framework for  biogeographical, historical, biological, and ecological  information on a species. Higher scores indicate higher  risk. We created a list of non-native freshwater fishes  introduced into peninsular Florida, scored two sample  species using the online FISK toolkit, and determined risk  categories for each species based on original and  UKcalibrated FISK. Over 120 fish species were introduced  into peninsular Florida, with 33 currently reproducing.  Barramundi Lates calcarifer, a species not introduced into  open waters but used in Florida aquaculture, scored high  risk in the FISK. This agreed with a recent risk assessment  of the species in Florida. Nevertheless, the score was only  a minimal value for high risk in the UKcalibrated FISK.  Zebra danio Danio rerio scores were at the minimum value  for "evaluate further." Previous risk assessment in Florida  considered zebra danio to be very low risk. Lack of  variation between two scorers for both species suggested  that scorers with different levels of experience can come  to a similar conclusion using FISK. Future work will  evaluate the remaining species, calibrate the scoring  thresholds for Florida, and develop a web-based tool of the  modified Florida FISK.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/253820},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.253820},
}