inspection services support
The NSSIAS provides Belgian inspection services with scientific support in identifying IAS. That includes:
- Developing an Identification Booklet (FR and NL)
- Organising training workshops for inspectors
- Developing a DNA database for genetic identification (in collaboration with the Barcoding Facility for Organisms and Tissues of Policy Concern (BopCo))
- Assistance with the morphological identification of specimens
Photos: Sonia Vanderhoeven, Arnaud Jacobs