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April 4, 2013
EPA Finalizes Vessel General Permit / Action Will Help Protect U.S. Water Quality and Reduce Risk of Invasive Species (Mar 28, 2013)
The EPA issued issued a final vessel general permit regulating vessel discharges from commercial vessels, including ballast water, to protect the nation's waters from ship-borne pollutants and reduce invasive species in U.S. waters. The permit imposes international cleanliness standards that the Coast Guard also adopted in regulations it issued last year.
* See our Aquatic Species - Ballast Water page for more information and for additional resources.
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March 20, 2013
New Species Profile -- Channeled Apple Snail
Channeled apple snail was imported for aquaculture and the aquarium trade and was introduced to Hawaii in 1989. Channeled apple snail damages rice and taro production by feeding on seedlings and competes with native apple snails and other species.
* See our Aquatic Species section for more information and additional species profiles.
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November 7, 2012
New NOAA Manual Gives Coastal Managers Tips for Combating Invasive Lionfish (Oct 18, 2012)
Scientists from NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and their partners have teamed up to create specific guidelines for coastal managers to control the spread of invasive lionfish. The new manual, Invasive Lionfish: A Guide to Control and Management, includes the best available science and practices for controlling lionfish in marine protected areas, national parks, and other conservation areas. By following suggestions in the publication, resource managers can develop effective local control plans. The guide is available for free online.
* See our Species Profile - Lionfish page for more information and additional resources.
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August 14, 2012
FWC Increases Lionfish Harvest Opportunities, Asks Public to Help (Aug 13, 2012)
The FWC is taking actions to encourage more Floridians and visitors to harvest lionfish to limit the negative impacts Lionfish have on native fish and wildlife.
* See our Aquatic Species - What You Can Do for more information and additional resources.
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July 27, 2012
What Anglers Can Do To Fight Invasive Species (Jul 3, 2012)
See how you can help prevent aquatic invasive species and protect our waters!
* See our Aquatic Species - What You Can Do for more information and additional resources.
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May 16, 2012
Lamprey Barrier will Help Protect Lake Michigan Fishery (Apr 26, 2012)
State and federal agencies recently completed construction of a $1.6 million sea lamprey barrier in Trail Creek, a Lake Michigan tributary in northern Indiana. The barrier will prevent sea lamprey from spawning in the creek, which will reduce the number of these monstrous, blood-sucking invaders in Lake Michigan. The barrier and other efforts to control sea lamprey are paramount to efforts to maintain a healthy Great Lakes fishery. Each sea lamprey can consume up to 40 pounds of fish during its time in the lakes.
* See our Species Profile - Sea Lamprey page for more information and additional resources.
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New Bills to Confont Asian Carp Threat -- Update to Congressional Bills - 112th Congress.
Provides information for invasive species related Congressional bills, including introduction date, sponsor, summary, full bill text, and bill status.
Congress introduced new bills aimed at combating the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes. The legislation directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to complete within 18 months its study on how to separate the Great Lakes and Mississippi watersheds to block the advance of the non-native Asian carp. The voracious fish are within miles of Lake Michigan. Scientists fear that an Asian carp invasion into the Great Lakes could devastate the region's $7 billion sport and commercial fishery. The legislation updates the Stop Asian Carp Act of 2011, which was introduced last year.
S.2317 - Stop Invasive Species Act of 2012 -- A bill to compel the Secretary of the Army to complete the Great Lakes Mississippi River Interbasin Study within 18 months and to focus particular attention on the permanent prevention of the spread of aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basins.
Related Bill -- H.R.4406 - Stop Invasive Species Act
* See our Congressional Bills - 112th Congress and our Species Profile - Asian Carps pages for more information and resources.
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April 5, 2012
Coast Guard Issues Standard for Living Organisms in Ships' Discharged Ballast Water (Mar 16, 2012)
The U.S. Coast Guard has finalized its ballast water standards, which are the most stringent to date. "These new regulations will aid in controlling the introduction and spread of nonindigenous species from ships' ballast water," said Jeffrey Lantz, director of the Coast Guard's Office of Commercial Regulations and Standards. "This final rule establishes a ballast water discharge standard that is protective of the marine environment and is also consistent with the discharge standard adopted by the International Maritime Organization in 2004." See related Federal Register Notice (Mar 23, 2012) for more information.
* See our Aquatic Species - Ballast Water page for more information and resources.
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December 1, 2011
U.S. House Passes Bill Stripping States of Authority to Regulate Ballast Water Discharges (Nov 2011)
A proposal passed by the U.S. House Nov 15 would strip states of the authority to establish ballast water standards that are more stringent than those set at the federal level. It would also set a new national treatment standard in line with that of the International Maritime Organization. For more information, see the ballast water provisions in HR 2838, the Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation Authorization Act.
* See our Ballast Water Species Profile for more information and resources.
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May 11, 2011
Citizen Science: New Website Launched Making it Easier to Report Sightings of Chinese Mitten Crabs (May 2011)
Are you a crabber, waterman, or concerned citizen? We need your help to detect and assess the status of Chinese Mitten Crabs along the Atlantic and the Gulf Coasts. Recently a new website, Mitten Crab Watch, has been launched to provide information on the invasion of the mitten crab and to allow users to more easily report catches.
* See our Species Profile - Chinese Mitten Crab page for more information and additional resources.
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April 27, 2011
Species Profile -- Asian Clam
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April 21, 2011
Bighead Carp Added to Federal List of Injurious Wildlife (Mar 21, 2011)
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December 20, 2010
Obama Administration Releases 2011 Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework (Dec 16, 2010)
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November 9, 2010
Army Corps of Engineers Completes Asian Carp Barricades along the Des Plaines River and I&M Canal (Oct 29, 2010)
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September 30, 2010
Recipes for Invasive Species: Asian Carp (Sep 22, 2010)
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Species Profile -- White Spotted Jellyfish
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Species Profile -- Asian Shore Crab
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Species Profile -- Curly Pondweed
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June 29, 2010
Bighead Asian Carp Found in Chicago Area Waterway System (Jun 23, 2010)
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June 23, 2010
Distinguishing Native and Exotic Forms of Common Reed (Phragmites australis) in the United States (2010)
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November 24, 2009
Battling Back the Asian Carp
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August 19, 2009
The Coast Guard Tackles Non-Indigenous Species with Ballast Water Management - Spring/Summer 2009
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July 23, 2009
MERC Invasive Species Work Featured on NPR (Jul 15, 2009)
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June 23, 2009
Species Profile -- Clubbed Tunicate
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June 2, 2009
Chinese Mitten Crab Update: U.S. Atlantic Coast Bays & Rivers (Apr 2009)
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April 24, 2009
Species Profile -- Alligatorweed
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January 26, 2009
Vessel Discharges Require Permit (Dec 18, 2008)
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January 21, 2009
Twenty Years of the Zebra Mussel
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December 4, 2008
Species Profile -- Didymo
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December 3, 2008
Species Profile -- Water Lettuce
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Species Profile -- Spiny Water Flea
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September 18, 2008
Species Profile -- Rusty Crayfish
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August 19, 2008
Maritime Environmental Resource Center (MERC): A Maryland Ballast Water Initiative
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May 20, 2008
Species Profile -- New Zealand Mud Snail
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May 19, 2008
Realtime Nonindigenous Species Data Displayed with Google Maps
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May 8, 2008
Chinese Mitten Crab -- Mitten Crab Network Newsletter (Feb 2008)
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April 2, 2008
Zebra and Quagga Distribution Maps (Real time)
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March 13, 2008
Biological synopsis of the chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) - Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2812 (2007)
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January 15, 2008
Assessment of the Efficacy, Availability and Environmental Impacts of Ballast Water Treatment Systems for Use in California Waters (Dec 2007)
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December 21, 2007
U.S. Maritime Industry National Town Meeting Webcast - Ballast Water and Other Vessel Discharges: The New American Frontier (Nov 20, 2007)
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October 24, 2007
Euraisian Watermilfoil Control Program
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September 5, 2007
Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species (Updated Jun 20, 2007)
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July 17, 2007
Mitten Crab Newsletter: Update for the Mid-Atlantic (Jul 13, 2007)
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June 6, 2007
Chinese Mitten Crab Alert
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April 4, 2007
Species Profile -- Quagga Mussel
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March 12, 2007
Purple Loosestrife Biocontrol Project
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September 28, 2006
Asian Carps
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September 7, 2006
Flathead Catfish Fact Sheet
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August 29, 2006
Water Spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)
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August 18, 2006
Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis)
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July 20, 2006
Surveillance and Eradication in Southern California
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July 10, 2006
Canada Shipping Act - Ballast Water Control and Management Regulations (Jun 8, 2006)
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June 28, 2006
Fragmented Phragmites: Overview and Identification of Introduced Exotic and Native Forms of Common Reed (Phragmites australis) (Jun 14, 2006)
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June 23, 2006
Alternative Strategies for the Management of Non-Indigenous Alewives
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