AGENDA
July 18-19, 2023
Virtual Meeting
Meeting Dates and Format
The ANS Task Force will hold a virtual meeting on July 18-19, 2023 - from 12pm to 4:30 pm ET. The meeting will be 100% virtual through Microsoft Teams, with an audio only option for those without web access. This information, with instructions for participation, will be forthcoming.
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.
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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)
July 18, 2023 (all times Eastern) | |
| 12:00 – 12:05 | Welcome & Housekeeping Dave Miko, U.S. Fish and Wildlife; Deputy Assistant Director, Fish and Aquatic Conservation |
| 12:05 – 12:15 | Introductions / Roll Call |
| 12:15 – 12:20 | Adoption of Agenda, Approval of Minutes, Status of Action Items |
| 12:20 – 12:40 | USGS NAS Update: New Species Occurrences Wesley Daniel, U.S. Geological Survey |
| 12:40 – 1:00 | National Invasive Species Council Work Plan Angela Mcmellen Brannigan, National Invasive Species Council |
| Prevention Session | |
| 1:00 – 1:20 | Prevention Subcommittee Progress Report Wildland Fire Guidance Recommendation |
| 1:20 – 1:40 | Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz Ceci Weibert, Great Lakes Commission |
| 1:40 – 2:20 | Data Driven Tools to Support AIS Management Decisions: Part 1: Development and stakeholder engagement Part 2: Adding complexity and future directions Nichole Angell and Nick Phelps, Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center |
| 2:20 – 2:35 | BREAK |
| 2:35 – 3:00 | Stop the Spread: Organisms in the Trade (OIT) Hitchhikers Work Group Progress Report and Discussion Kristen Sommers U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| 3:00 – 3:20 | Mitigating the Risks of Aquatic Invasive Species in Commerce to North America Leah Elwell, Conservation Collaborations, LLC |
| Outreach Session | |
| 3:20 – 3:30 | Outreach Subcommittee Progress Report |
| 3:30 – 3:50 | Science Storytelling through Podcasts Bonnie Willison, Wisconsin Sea Grant |
| 3:50 – 4:20 | AIS Commission Report Discussion |
| 4:20 – 4:30 | Decisional: ANSTF Legislative Report Work Group |
| 4:30 | Public Comment |
July 19, 2023 (all times Eastern) | |
| 12:00 – 12:05 | Welcome |
| 12:05 – 12:25 | Developing a Recipe for Success: When Can Public Harvest be Used To Successfully Control Invasive Species |
| 12:25 – 12:45 | Luxury Fashion's Role in the Management of High-Density, Established Invasions Aarav Chavda, INVERSA Leathers |
| 12:45 – 1:05 | InvaCost, a Database of the Economic Costs of Biological Invasions Worldwide Dr. Anna Turbelin, Université Paris-Saclay |
| Control Session | |
| 1:05 – 1:15 | Control Subcommittee Progress Report |
| 1:15 – 1:35 | European Green Crab Presentation (TBD) |
| 1:35 – 1:50 | Decisional: European Green Crab Management Plan |
| 1:50 – 2:10 | Northern Snakehead Control and Management Plan for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Andrew Furness, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| 2:10 – 2:25 | BREAK |
| Early Detection Rapid Response Session | |
| 2:25 – 2:35 | EDRR Subcommittee Progress Report |
| 2:35 – 2:55 | America's most wanted: Aggregating risk assessments to support early detection and rapid response to invasive plants and animals Emily Dean, U.S. Geological Survey |
| 2:55 – 3:15 | EDRR Framework Update |
| 3:15 – 3:35 | Decisional: Model Process for a Rapid Response Fund for Aquatic Invasive Species |
| 3:35 – 4:00 | Regional Panel Recommendations |
| 4:00 – 4:20 | Meeting Summary |
| 4:20 – 4:30 | Public Comment |
| 4:30 | Adjourn |