RCC Priorities - References - Great Lakes ANS Panel

References reviewed to develop research priorities

Priorities from the following documents were considered in development of this list. Current reports, including the 2008 Ballast Water Management Report, the 2008 NAS Report, the results of the ballast water and hull fouling studies, as well as the host of activities noted in the 2009 ICAIS conference abstracts have influenced some additions, clarifications and changes in emphasis in the 2009 research priorities.

Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Relevant to the Great Lakes Basin: Research Guidance and Descriptive Inventory, Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species
Ballast Water Management Policy, Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species
Michigan State Management Plan Update, 2002
A Great Lakes Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Species, 2000
Recommended Ballast Water Research Priorities, Ballast Water and Shipping Committee, National Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force
An Evaluation of the National Invasive Species Act to Support Its Reauthorization, Great Lakes Commission, 2002
Ruffe Control Program - Research Needs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Research and Management Priorities for Aquatic Invasive Species in the Great Lakes, International Association for Great Lakes Research, 2002
Great Lakes Strategy 2002, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2002`
11th Biennial Report on Great Lakes Water Quality, International Joint Commission, 2002
Fish Research Priorities for the Great Lakes, Great Lakes Fishery Commission
Great Lakes Fish Health Committee - Research Priorities, Great Lakes Fishery Commission
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy to Restore and Protect the Great Lakes, 2005
A Final Report for the Project "Identifying, Verifying, and Establishing Options for Best Management Practices for NOBOB Vessels. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, and University of Michigan Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research, 2007
Lloyd's Register. Ballast water treatment technology. Current status, 2008
Current State of Understanding about the Effectiveness of Ballast Water Exchange (BWE) in Reducing Aquatic Nonindigenous Species (ANS) Introductions to the Great Lakes Basin and Chesapeake Bay, USA: Synthesis and Analysis of Existing Information. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Technical Memorandum GLERL-142, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, 2007
Eradicating ballast-tank organisms with sodium chloride treatments. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 346-353, 2009
Salinity tolerance of Great Lakes' invaders. Freshwater Biology, 54:77-89, 2009
Have the new ballast water regulations and inspection program reduced the risk of NIS introductions for the Laurentian Great Lakes? Abstract. 16th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species. Montreal, Canada, 2009
Introducing Non-indigenous species to the Great Lakes via Ballast Water: Quantifying Vector Strength and Evaluating Current Management Strategies. Abstract. 16th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species, Montreal, Canada, April 19-23, 2009
Great Lakes Shipping, Trade, and Aquatic Invasive Species. Transportation Research Board Special Report 291, Committee on the St. Lawrence Seaway: Options to Eliminate Introduction of Nonindigenous Species into the Great Lakes-Phase 2. Transportation Research Board, National Research Council of the National Academies, 2008
Preliminary Feasibility of Ecological Separation of the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes to Prevent the Transfer of Aquatic Invasive Species. Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Project Completion Report, 2008