After a species becomes established, management options include containment, control, and, if possible, eradication. Containment efforts are used to prevent further spread of the targeted ANS, while control efforts are used to suppress ANS populations so that other resource management objectives can be achieved. Control measures may include mechanical, chemical, biological, and integrated pest management strategies. Adequate funding, public awareness, and management expertise are critical to success, particularly because ANS can span geographic and jurisdictional boundaries. Habitat and ecosystem restoration should be conducted whenever the control or eradication of ANS is planned since rehabilitation is often necessary to restore ecological processes. Restoration activities may include planting or stocking organisms or improving predator-prey relationships to attain food webs similar to pre-invasion conditions.
State ANS Management Plan
The ANS Task Force provides guidance to facilitate development of ANS management plans for states. Once approved by the ANS Task Force, the actions identified by the plan are undertaken by state agencies, local programs, cooperating federal agencies, and others to prevent and control ANS infestations in an environmentally sound manner. Currently, the following states (or interstate geographical areas) have management plans approved by the ANS Task Force:
Alaska Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan
State of Arizona Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan
Arkansas Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan
California Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan
Connecticut Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan - (Please note: this management plan is not currently accessible. To request a Section 508 compliant copy, please contact Susan Pasko, Designated Federal Officer.)
Georgia Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan
State of Hawaii Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Management Plan
Plan for the Management of Aquatic Nuisance Species in Iowa - (Please note: this management plan is not currently accessible. To request a Section 508 compliant copy, please contact Susan Pasko, Designated Federal Officer.)
Idaho Aquatic Nuisance Species Plan
Illinois State Comprehensive Management Plan for Aquatic Nuisance Species - (Please note: this management plan is not currently accessible. To request a Section 508 compliant copy, please contact Susan Pasko, Designated Federal Officer.)
Indiana Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Management Plan
Kansas Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan
Kentucky Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan
State Management Plan for Aquatic Invasive Species in Louisiana - (Please note: this management plan is not currently accessible. To request a Section 508 compliant copy, please contact Susan Pasko, Designated Federal Officer.)
Massachusetts Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan
State of Maine Action Plan for managing Invasive Aquatic Species - (Please note: this management plan is not currently accessible. To request a Section 508 compliant copy, please contact Susan Pasko, Designated Federal Officer.)
Michigan's Aquatic Invasive Species State Management Plan 2002 Update
Minnesota State Management Plan for Invasive Species
Mississippi State Management Plan for Aquatic Invasive Species
Missouri Department of Conservation Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan - (Please note: this management plan is not currently accessible. To request a Section 508 compliant copy, please contact Susan Pasko, Designated Federal Officer.)
Montana Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Management Plan - (Please note: this management plan is not currently accessible. To request a Section 508 compliant copy, please contact Susan Pasko, Designated Federal Officer.)
North Dakota Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Management Plan
Nebraska Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan
New Mexico Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan - (Please note: this management plan is not currently accessible. To request a Section 508 compliant copy, please contact Susan Pasko, Designated Federal Officer.)
New York Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan
Oklahoma Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan
State Management Plan for Aquatic Invasive Species Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Oregon Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan - (Please note: this management plan is not currently accessible. To request a Section 508 compliant copy, please contact Susan Pasko, Designated Federal Officer.)
Pennsylvania Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan
Rhode Island Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan - (Please note: this management plan is not currently accessible. To request a Section 508 compliant copy, please contact Susan Pasko, Designated Federal Officer.)
South Carolina Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan
State of South Dakota Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan
Tennessee Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan
Texas Comprehensive Management Plan for Aquatic Nuisance Species - (Please note: this management plan is not currently accessible. To request a Section 508 compliant copy, please contact Susan Pasko, Designated Federal Officer.)
Utah Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan - (Please note: this management plan is not currently accessible. To request a Section 508 compliant copy, please contact Susan Pasko, Designated Federal Officer.)
Virginia Invasive Species Management Plan
Washington State Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan
Wisconsin's Comprehensive Management Plan to Prevent Further Introductions and Control Existing Populations of Aquatic Invasive Species - (Please note: this management plan is not currently accessible. To request a Section 508 compliant copy, please contact Susan Pasko, Designated Federal Officer.)
Wyoming Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan
Interstate Plans:
Regional Species Control and Management Plans:
