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
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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 PM | Welcome & 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 PM | Introductions / Role Call |
12:15-12:25 PM | Adoption of Agenda, Approval of Minutes, Status of Action Items |
12:25-12:40 PM | U.S. Geological Survey – Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database Wesley Daniel, U.S. Geological Survey |
12:40-12:55 PM | Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies: Invasive Species Committee Update Kim Bogenschutz, Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies |
12:55-1:05 PM | National Invasive Species Council Update Stas Burgiel, National Invasive Species Council |
1:05-1:20 PM | Department of the Interior Update Hilary Smith, Department of the Interior |
1:20-1:30 PM | Implementation of the National Plan for Invasive carp - What's next? Amy McGovern, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
1:30-1:50 PM | North American Invasive Species Management Association Belle Bergner, North American Invasive Species Management Association |
1:50-2:05 PM | BREAK |
2:05-2:25 PM | U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC) Overview Joyce Bolton, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
2:25-3:15 PM | ANS Task Force Bylaws Discussion |
3:15-3:50 PM | Regional Panel Recommendations |
3:50-4:00 PM | Public Comment |
Tuesday, June 29 |
12:00-12:05 PM | Welcome / Role Call |
12:05-12:35 PM | Prevention Subcommittee 2021 Work Plan Progress and Discussion |
12:35-12:55 PM | ANS Transport on Purchased Watercraft Tom Woolf, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks |
12:55-1:15 PM | Decisional: Adoption of Watercraft Best Management Practices Robert Walters, Colorado Parks & Wildlife |
1:15-2:00 PM | Ballast 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 PM | BREAK |
2:15-2:50 PM | Early Detection Rapid Response Subcommittee 2021 Work Plan Progress and Discussion |
2:50-3:50 PM | Rapid 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)
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3:50-4:00 PM | Public Comment |
Wednesday, June 30 |
12:00-12:05 PM | Welcome / Role Call |
12:00-12:45 PM | Control Subcommittee 2021 Work Plan Progress and Discussion - Decisional: Species Management Plan Assessment
- Decisional: Species Management Plan Guidance
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12:45-1:25 PM | Applications 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)
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1:25-2:05 PM | Research Subcommittee 2021 Work Plan Progress and Discussion- Decisional: National ANS Research Priorities List
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2:05-2:20 PM | BREAK |
2:20-3:10 PM | Outreach Subcommittee 2021 Work Plan Progress and Discussion |
3:10-3:30 PM | ANS Outreach Campaign Survey Results Monica McGarrity, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
3:30-3:50 PM | Meeting Summary |
3:50-4:00 PM | Public Comment |