AGENDA

June 28 - 30, 2021 (All times EDT)
Virtual Meeting

Meeting Dates and Format
The ANS Task Force will hold a virtual meeting on June 28-20, 2021 - Virtual Meeting, from 12 pm to 4 pm ET each day.   The virtual meeting will be held on Microsoft Teams, with a separate audio-only option.  

Registration
Registering will allow us to make sure we have enough space on the call for everyone to participate. The contact information you provide will be used to send you the meeting invite and instructions on how to join.   

Please complete the form to Register.

If you have any difficulty accessing the registration form, please contact Susan Pasko, ANS Task Force Executive Secretary (susan_pasko@fws.gov) 

Please refer to the Federal Register Notice for more details and registration information.

Monday, June 28

12:00-12:05 PMWelcome & Housekeeping
David Hoskins, U.S. Fish and Wildlife; Assistant Director, Fish and Aquatic Conservation
Debbie Lee, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Director, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
12:05-12:15 PMIntroductions / Role Call
12:15-12:25 PMAdoption of Agenda, Approval of Minutes, Status of Action Items
12:25-12:40 PMU.S. Geological Survey  – Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Wesley Daniel, U.S. Geological Survey
12:40-12:55 PMAssociation of Fish & Wildlife Agencies: Invasive Species Committee Update
Kim Bogenschutz, Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
12:55-1:05 PMNational Invasive Species Council Update
Stas Burgiel, National Invasive Species Council
1:05-1:20 PMDepartment of the Interior Update
Hilary Smith, Department of the  Interior
1:20-1:30 PMImplementation of the National Plan for Invasive carp - What's next?
Amy McGovern, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1:30-1:50 PMNorth American Invasive Species Management Association
Belle Bergner, North American Invasive Species Management Association
1:50-2:05 PMBREAK
2:05-2:25 PMU.S. Department of Agriculture, National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC) Overview
Joyce Bolton, U.S. Department of Agriculture
2:25-3:15 PMANS Task Force Bylaws Discussion
3:15-3:50 PMRegional Panel Recommendations
3:50-4:00 PMPublic Comment

Tuesday, June 29

12:00-12:05 PMWelcome / Role Call
12:05-12:35 PMPrevention Subcommittee 2021 Work Plan Progress and Discussion
12:35-12:55 PMANS Transport on Purchased Watercraft
Tom Woolf, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
12:55-1:15 PMDecisional: Adoption of  Watercraft Best Management Practices
Robert Walters, Colorado Parks & Wildlife
1:15-2:00 PMBallast Water Management; Implementation of Vessel Incidental Discharge Act
John Morris, U.S. Coast Guard
Jack Faulk, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Meg Modley Gilbertson, Lake Champlain Basin Program
2:00-2:15 PMBREAK
2:15-2:50 PMEarly Detection Rapid Response Subcommittee 2021 Work Plan Progress and Discussion
2:50-3:50 PMRapid Response Discussion
  • Northeast Rapid Assessment Survey (Judy Pederson, MIT Sea Grant College Program)
  • National Moss Ball / Zebra Mussel Response (Craig Martin, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
  • West Coast Caulerpa Response (Chris Potter, California Department of Fish and Wildlife)
3:50-4:00 PMPublic Comment

Wednesday, June 30

12:00-12:05 PMWelcome / Role Call
12:00-12:45 PMControl Subcommittee 2021 Work Plan Progress and Discussion
  • Decisional: Species Management Plan Assessment
  • Decisional: Species Management Plan Guidance
12:45-1:25 PMApplications of ANS Control Tools
  • Current Applications of Genetic Tools to Aquatic Nuisance and Invasive Species in South Carolina
    (Tanya Darden, SCDNR Marine Resources Research Institute)
  • (Ted Grosholz, University of California–Davis and Stephanie Green, University of Alberta)
1:25-2:05 PMResearch Subcommittee 2021 Work Plan Progress and Discussion
  • Decisional: National ANS Research Priorities List
2:05-2:20 PMBREAK
2:20-3:10 PMOutreach Subcommittee 2021 Work Plan Progress and Discussion
3:10-3:30 PMANS Outreach Campaign Survey Results
Monica McGarrity, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
3:30-3:50 PMMeeting Summary
3:50-4:00 PMPublic Comment