Division Step 1 Likelihood of establishment and spreading of non-target species beyond the intended area of introduction

United Kingdom

Event	Likelihood(H, M, L)	Certainty(VC, RC, RU, VU)	Comments in support of assessment^f1
The assessor is referred for guidance to Appendix A and Appendix B of the ICES Code of Practice.
The final rating under likelihood is assigned the value of the element with the lowest risk rating and the final rating for the level of certainty is also assigned the value of the element with the lowest level of certainty.
A non-target species is introduced as a consequence of the introduction or translocation of the aquatic organisms.
The introduced non-target species encounters susceptible habitats or host organisms.
Final rating^f2

Annotations

f1: The assessor is referred for guidance to Appendix A and Appendix B of the ICES Code of Practice.
f2: The final rating under likelihood is assigned the value of the element with the lowest risk rating and the final rating for the level of certainty is also assigned the value of the element with the lowest level of certainty.