AGENDA
May 6-8, 2015
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
General Information
- Please complete the Doodle poll so we can get a head count on people that plan to attend the Wednesday afternoon field trip. http://doodle.com/pdng82up43uranpx
Hotel Information:
The Meeting will be held at the Bahia Mar Fort Lauderdale Beach. Please make your reservations before the cut-off date of April 4, 2015 in order to get the group rate of $140/night plus tax. http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/F/FLLBMDT-GSM-20150501/index.jhtml
Tuesday, May 5 | |
8:00-4:30 PM | Gulf and South Atlantic Regional Panel Meeting (Anyone is welcome to attend. RSVP to James Ballard, jballard@gsmfc.org), Agenda: http://www.gsarp.org/mtginfo/spring2015/Agenda_5-15.pdf |
Wednesday, May 6 | |
8:45-8:55 AM | (#2) Adoption of Agenda & Approval of Minutes |
8:55-9:15 AM | (#3) Overview of South Florida and Everglades habitats and water management (John Lane, USACOE) |
9:15-9:35 AM | (#4) Everglades Invasives Action Plan (Shannon Estenoz, DOI) |
9:35-9:55 AM | (#5) An Overview of FWC’s Efforts to Prevent, Assess and Manage Nonnative Freshwater Fish (Kelly Gestring, FWC) |
9:55-10:10 AM | BREAK |
10:10-10:30 AM | (#6) Non-native Species in Florida Aquaculture (Jeffrey E. Hill, Ph.D., UF) |
10:30-10:50 AM | (#7) Pythons Management Efforts in Florida (Kristen Sommers, FWC) |
10:50-11:10 AM | (#8) Pythons Research (Kristen Hart/Brian Smith USGS) |
11:10-11:30 AM | (#9) Florida’s Aquatic Invasive Plant Program (Jeffrey D. Schardt, FWC) |
11:30-11:45 AM | (#10) The Use of Dynamic Electric Field to Direct Bighead and Silver Carp Movements (Jackson Gross MSPH PhD, Smith-Root, Inc.) |
11:45-12:00 PM | (#11) USDA Animal Control Techniques (Mike Avery, USDA Gainesville) |
12:00-1:30 PM | LUNCH |
1:30-5:00 PM | Field Trips
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5:00 PM | Adjourn |
Thursday, May 7 | |
8:00-8:30 AM | (#12) Discussion: ANSTF Update (David Hoskins, FWS) |
8:30-9:00 AM | (#13) Decisional: QZAP Update (Dave Britton, FWS/John Wullschleger, NPS/Tom McMahon, Arizona Game & Fish/Leah Elwell, Invasive Species Action Network) Decision - The ANSTF reaffirms the Quagga-Zebra Mussel Action Plan for Western U.S. Waters for another 5 years. |
9:00-9:30 AM | (#14) Informational: National Asian Carp Management Update (Kelly Baerwaldt, FWS/Sam Finney, FWS) |
9:30-9:50 AM | (#15) Discussion: Discussion: Building Policy Consensus in the West: Update on Development of Model Law and Regulations (Joanne Grady, FWS) |
9:50-10:10 AM | (#16) Informational: Addressing AIS Transport at Federally-managed Water Bodies (Stas Burgiel, NISC/Hilary Smith, DOI/Laura Norcutt, FWS) |
10:10-10:30 AM | BREAK |
10:30-10:40 AM | (#17) Decisional: National Snakehead Control and Management Plan (Laura Norcutt, FWS) Decision - The ANSTF approves the National Snakehead Control and Management Plan. |
10:40-10:50 AM | (#18) Decisional: National Invasive Lionfish Prevention and Management Plan (James Ballard, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission) Decision - The ANSTF approves the National Invasive Lionfish Prevention and Management Plan. |
11:10-11:30 AM | (#19) Informational: New Species Occurrences (Pam Fuller, USGS) |
11:30-11:50 AM | (#20) Informational: OIT Project and WebCrawler Tool (Erika Jensen, GLC) |
11:50-1:30 PM | LUNCH |
1:30-2:30 PM | (#21) Regional Panel Updates (10 min. each) 1:30-1:40 Great Lakes Panel 1:40-1:50 Western Regional Panel 1:50-2:00 Gulf and South Atlantic Regional Panel 2:00-2:10 Northeast Regional Panel 2:10-2:20 Mississippi River Basin Regional Panel 2:20-2:30 Mid-Atlantic Regional Panel |
2:30-3:30 PM | (#22) Decisional: Regional Panel Recommendations Great Lakes Panel recommendations: The Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species recommends that the ANS Task Force and its member agency representatives work to advance the priorities and recommendations outlined in the Grass Carp Priorities for the Great Lakes document developed by the Great Lakes Panel Northeast Panel recommendations: Western Regional Panel recommendations:
Gulf and South Atlantic Regional Panel Recommendations: Mid-Atlantic Panel: |
3:30-3:50 PM | BREAK |
3:50-4:10 PM | (#23) Discussion: Update from the Aquatic Invasive Species Summit: Boat Design and Construction in the Consideration of AIS (Brian Goodwin, American Boat & Yacht Council, ABYC) |
4:10-4:30 PM | (#24) Discussion: Plans for Revitalizing Habitattitude (Marshall Meyers, Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council) |
4:30-4:50 PM | (#25) Informational: A National EDRR Framework and Emergency Response Funding Plan (Hilary Smith, DOI/Stas Burgiel, NISC) |
4:50-4:55 PM | Public Comment |
4:55 PM | Adjourn |
Friday, May 8 | |
8:00-10:00 AM | (#26) Informational: Member Updates (5 min. each) |
10:00-10:20 AM | BREAK |
10:20-10:40 AM | (#27) Discussion: Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas Development as an AIS Pathway (Stas Burgiel, NISC) |
10:40-11:00 AM | (#28) Informational: Detection and Management of Monoecious Hydrilla in the Erie Canal (Michael Greer, Corps of Engineers) |
11:00-11:05 AM | Public Comment |
11:05-11:25 AM | (#29) Meeting Summary (Laura Norcutt/Don Maclean, FWS) |
11:25 AM | Adjourn |