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Great Lakes United - Invasive Species
Unfortunately, the current approach taken by the region to prevent ANS introductions via ballast water is limited to developing ballast water treatments and technologies while ... to be agreement that biological pollution prevention is the only effective means to prevent ANS introductions. However, we must remain in harmony with the environmental issue on which pollution ...
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Great Lakes United - Invasive Species
ANS introductions from ballast water discharges is the current lack of technical solutions to remove ANS from ballast water discharges” Page ... of ecological and economic impacts of ANS introductions. We further believe that many governmental and non-governmental entities are concerned that ANS prevention is significantly under funded. In ...
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The Scope of the national Aquatic Hitchhiker problem
With continued expansion of international trade, new ANS introductions are likely to occur from waters around the globe. Recreational boating and other ... to provide quality assurance checks and to educate consumers about the impacts of unintentional introductions. (Adapted from Snyder, Fred L. 1998. Transportation of Fishery and Aquaculture Products as ...
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Invasive Species: Aquatic Species - Discussion Groups
ANS-related publications, initiatives or meetings; request information or assistance on ANS issues; and to generally raise awareness of ongoing efforts to prevent and control ANS introductions. Contact: Matt Doss, Great Lakes Commission, mdoss@glc.org To join ANS Panel ...
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Support A One World Wildlife Project
Populations of threatened invertebrates are being monitored. (Image courtesy ANS) more South Africa One World Wildlife is supporting many conservation projects in South Africa ... programmes possess diseases for which their wild counterparts possess no immunity. Ill-conceived re-introductions could prove disastrous. (Image courtesy S. Turvey) more Romania Home to the last ...
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Western Regional Panel, Minutes of Annual Meeting
WRP. to Austin, TX on behalf of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Introductions of members and interested parties followed. 2. Minutes of September l998 Annual WRP meeting ... state governments move toward use of a clean list approach starting or preventing introduction of ANS. A pilot project on aquatic plants is recommended. References OTA report, Nursery Association. Rapid ...
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Branch of Invasive Species, U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service
ANS • Detection and Monitoring of ANS • Rapid Assessment and Response to New Introductions • Control of Established Invaders to Reduce Impacts • Increasing Public Awareness to Prevent Introduction and Spread of ANS ... species around the globe for centuries either intentionally or unintentionally. Intentional introductions involve the deliberate transfer of nuisance species into a new ...
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NOAA National Center for Research on Aquatic Invasive Species (NCRAIS) GLANSIS
Background The Great Lakes have a long history of aquatic nonindigenous species (ANS) introductions – both intentional and unintentional. As of 2007, over 180 nonindigenous species have ... GLANSIS – e.g., species which have been reported but not established, failed introductions, cryptogenic species for which evidence is considered insufficient (such as Gammarus fasciatus), range ...
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TEACH: Non-native invasive species in the Great Lakes
Therefore, it is extremely important to prevent introductions of new species. Because ballast water is the primary pathway of species introduction, efforts ... not the ideal solution as it is sometimes unsafe and not completely effective in preventing introductions. Research is underway on different ballast water treatment options to supplement or replace open- ...
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TEACH: Non-native invasive species in the Great Lakes
ANS Update newsletter This quarterly newsletter insert, a publication of the Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic ... Great Lakes states and provinces. References: About Ballast Water, MIT Sea Grant Pathways of Aquatic Introductions, University of Washington Sea Grant Zebra mussels & boating on the St. Croix River, Minnesota Department ...
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