Aquatic Nuisance Species Control

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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:

• Lake Tahoe Region Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan - California and Nevada

• Lake Tahoe Region Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan - Appenidix A: Regulations and Programs

• Lake Champlain Basin

• St. Croix Nation Scenic Riverway - (Please note: this management plan is not currently accessible. To request a Section 508 compliant copy, please contact Susan Pasko, Designated Federal Officer.)

Regional Species Control and Management Plans:

• Quagga-Zebra Mussel Action Plan for Western U.S. Waters (QZAP) - adopted as Department of the Interior's roadmap for addressing the western spread of quagga and zebra mussels.

• Updated Recommendations for the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Action Plan for Western U.S. Waters (QZAP 2.0) - provides current detailed and measurable objectives that will further the existing collaborative efforts on invasive mussels and provide a framework to guide WRP members and their partners in decision-making and implementation in the future.