The Cypriot GES definition for being in good standing for non-indigenous species is as follows: • Invasive non-native species do not prevail in the abundance/biomass of their taxonomic group, within a dominant habitat type, and in particular in marine protected areas (including sites of Community importance); • The introduction of mainly imported invasive non-indigenous species, i.e. species imported directly into the waters of Cyprus (excluding secondary dispersion) from human activities such as shipping, aquaculture, and trade in aquariums, is minimized; and • The main imported invasive non-native species are not established outside the high-risk areas (ports, marinas, aquaculture facilities, etc.) while their abounding in high-risk areas is minimized. Cyprus implemented the program code MALCY-D02 in the geographical area of MAL-CY-MS and includes the data collection of non-indigenous species in Natura-2000 areas especially in the Cavo-Greco area and Nisia islands. Under this program, there is the only one sub program MALCY-D02-01 which is listed as inactive and occurred annually or every 5 to 6 years at the Natura 2000 areas including the Cavo Greco islands. The sub program focused on the data collection of angiosperm abundance, demography, and geographical distribution. It followed the MSFD criteria and indicators of abundance and state characteristics of non-indigenous species in particular invasive species, trends in abundance, temporal occurrence and spatial distribution in the wild of non-indigenous species in particular invasive non-indigenous species notably in risk areas in relation to the main vectors and pathways of spreading such species, environmental impact of invasive non-indigenous species, ratio between invasive non-indigenous species and native species in some well-studied taxonomic groups that may provide a measure of change in species composition, impacts of non-indigenous invasive species at the level of species, habitats, and ecosystem where feasible; and UNEP/MAP (2013) criteria and indicators of spatial distribution, origin, and population status of non-indigenous species, trends in the abundance of introduced species notably in risk areas, ecosystem impacts of particularly invasive species, ratio between non-indigenous invasive species and native species in some well-studied taxonomic groups. In 2020, the DFMR started the base research and monitoring of non-indigenous species in the marine protected areas of Lara-Toxetra, Pegia S