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Background/Overview

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General Topics

1. Funding Issues

a. Regional Funding (GLRI, etc.)

b. National Programs (ANSTF, USFWS funds, etc.)

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2. Rapid response 

In the absence of effective preventative measures, aquatic invasive species will continue to enter and become established in North America.  In selected circumstances, a Rapid Response to a new introduction could effectively eliminate the invasive species and prevent its expansion. 

• Develop model Rapid Response Plans for plants, fish, and invertebrates that can be used to develop states specific plans.
• Facilitate Rapid Response workshops to educate resource agencies on how to react to new introductions.
• Facilitate Rapid Response mock exercises to test the states ability to implement a Rapid Response Plan in a real world situation.
• Facilitate training on the Incident Command System (ICS) as the organizational structure for Rapid Response Plans.
• Advocate for funding to implement Rapid Response actions on new introductions.

3. Risk assessment

(e.g., support incorporation of new risk assessment approaches/results into policy making in region)

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4. Great Lakes AIS Integrated Management Program

(4th recommendation in GLRC Strategy) 

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5. Economics of AIS

(Promote further economic assessments of costs of AIS, and benefits of prevention/eradication)

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6. Model legislation

(Establish process to update model AIS legislation for region (GLC 1999 report))

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7. Climate change and AIS

(Promote consideration of climate change scenarios in AIS policy making/planning)

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Vector-Based Approaches

1. Ballast water policy

(Improve coordination)

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2. Organisms in trade

(e.g., explore opportunities for improved screening, policy coordination, including on live fish)

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3. Aquaculture

(e.g., in-depth regulatory analysis of existing framework and needs; detailed risk assessment)

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4. Canals and waterways

(e.g., policy aspects of development of new barriers or control structures, potential hydrological separation projects, etc.)

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5. Recreational activities

(e.g., potential to increase coordination on policy aspects such as protocols for preventing spread of AIS via recreational boating)

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Species-Based Approaches

1. VHS

(improve state/regional policy coordination)

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2. Asian carp

(e.g., facilitate implementation of ANSTF Asian Carp Management Plan)

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3. Other species

(promote development of preventative measures, early detection systems, for species with high invasiveness potential)

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Summary

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