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AN OUNCE OF AN OUNCE OF PREVENTIONPREVENTION……..
INDIANA’S AQUATIC PLANT STRATEGY
Doug KellerAIS Coordinator
ANS TASK FORCEANS TASK FORCE
RECOMMENDATION FOR PREVENTION:RECOMMENDATION FOR PREVENTION:
““Establish a systematic risk identification, assessment Establish a systematic risk identification, assessment and management process to identify and modify and management process to identify and modify pathways by which pathways by which nonindigenousnonindigenous
aquatic nuisance aquatic nuisance
species spreadspecies spread””
CONSIDERING THE PATHWAYSCONSIDERING THE PATHWAYS
FOREIGN INTRODUCTIONS:FOREIGN INTRODUCTIONS:
BALLAST WATERBALLAST WATER
AQUACULTUREAQUACULTURE
ORGANISMS IN TRADEORGANISMS IN TRADE
MOVEMENT ONCE HERE:MOVEMENT ONCE HERE: FISH TRANSFERS AND BAIT RELEASEFISH TRANSFERS AND BAIT RELEASE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIESRECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES CANALS AND WATERWAYSCANALS AND WATERWAYS
WHY SINGLE OUTWHY SINGLE OUT AQUATIC PLANTS?AQUATIC PLANTS?
““NEW PLANTNEW PLANT””
INVASIONS INVASIONS
OCCURRING ON A REGULAR BASIS OCCURRING ON A REGULAR BASIS
WATERGARDENS INCREASINGWATERGARDENS INCREASING
HIGHER PLANT VOLUMEHIGHER PLANT VOLUME
MORE SPECIES IN TRADEMORE SPECIES IN TRADE
PREVENT INTRODUCTIONS RATHER PREVENT INTRODUCTIONS RATHER THAN PAY FOR CONTROLSTHAN PAY FOR CONTROLS
INDIANA AQUATIC PLANT INDIANA AQUATIC PLANT REGULATIONS HAVE BEENREGULATIONS HAVE BEEN……
REACTIVE REACTIVE ……NOT PROACTIVENOT PROACTIVE
CAUTIOUS IN FAVOR OF THE CAUTIOUS IN FAVOR OF THE PLANT TRADEPLANT TRADE
INEFFECTIVEINEFFECTIVE
AQUATIC PLANT REGS AQUATIC PLANT REGS IN INDIANAIN INDIANA
PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE (PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE (Lythrum sppLythrum spp.).)
NATIVE NATIVE LythrumLythrum SOLD BY PERMITSOLD BY PERMIT
BRAZILIAN ELODEA (BRAZILIAN ELODEA (Egeria densaEgeria densa))
NOT FOR OUTDOOR USENOT FOR OUTDOOR USE
AQUARIUM USE ONLYAQUARIUM USE ONLY
HYDRILLA (HYDRILLA (Hydrilla verticillataHydrilla verticillata))
NO POSESSION!NO POSESSION!
QUARANTINE AUTHORITYQUARANTINE AUTHORITY
FEDERAL NOXIOUS AQUATIC PLANTFEDERAL NOXIOUS AQUATIC PLANT
COSTS OF AQUATICCOSTS OF AQUATIC PLANT INVASIONSPLANT INVASIONS
ERADICATION COSTSERADICATION COSTS
BRAZILIAN ELODEA BRAZILIAN ELODEA --
Griffy Lake $135K Griffy Lake $135K
($1,240/acre)($1,240/acre)
HYDRILLA HYDRILLA --
Lake Manitou $700K over 2 yrs, expecting Lake Manitou $700K over 2 yrs, expecting
min $1.5M ($2,040/acre)min $1.5M ($2,040/acre)
MANAGING THE WIDESPREAD MANAGING THE WIDESPREAD INVADERSINVADERS
$500$500--700K/yr TO 700K/yr TO ““MANAGEMANAGE””
EURASIAN EURASIAN
WATERMILFOILWATERMILFOIL
COULD EASILY SPEND 4x THAT AMOUNTCOULD EASILY SPEND 4x THAT AMOUNT
COSTS OF AQUATICCOSTS OF AQUATIC PLANT INVASIONSPLANT INVASIONS
LOST OR REDUCED RECREATION LOST OR REDUCED RECREATION (874K (874K anglers, 19K waterfowl, 9K trap, 1.7 million watchers, spend anglers, 19K waterfowl, 9K trap, 1.7 million watchers, spend $1.5 billion per yr)$1.5 billion per yr)
PROPERTY VALUEPROPERTY VALUE
EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT
ECOLOGICAL ECOLOGICAL
AQUATIC PLANT STRATEGY AQUATIC PLANT STRATEGY PROPOSALPROPOSAL
““WHITE LISTWHITE LIST””
PLANTS THAT POSE PLANTS THAT POSE LITTLE THREATLITTLE THREAT
““BLACK LISTBLACK LIST””
THE THE
FEWFEW
KNOWN BAD KNOWN BAD PLAYERSPLAYERS
INCREASING GLOBAL TRADE HAS BROUGHT HUNDREDS OF EXOTIC SPECIES LITERALLY TO OUR
DOORESTEPS IN A PERIOD OF HOURS OR DAYS
INDIANA AQUATIC PLANT INDIANA AQUATIC PLANT WORK GROUPWORK GROUP
BEGAN APRIL 2007BEGAN APRIL 2007
FACILITATED BY ILFACILITATED BY IL--IN SEAGRANTIN SEAGRANT
REPRESENTATIVES FROM:REPRESENTATIVES FROM:
INDUSTRY (AQUARIUM, WATER INDUSTRY (AQUARIUM, WATER GARDEN, GROWERS, LANDSCAPERS)GARDEN, GROWERS, LANDSCAPERS)
CONSERVATION (TNC)CONSERVATION (TNC)
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH (NOTRE DAME)UNIVERSITY RESEARCH (NOTRE DAME)
REGULATORY (DNR)REGULATORY (DNR)
AS A GROUP AS A GROUP ……
DEVELOPED SCREENING TOOLDEVELOPED SCREENING TOOL
““WHITE LISTWHITE LIST””
NATIVE AQUATIC PLANTSNATIVE AQUATIC PLANTS
HARDY ZONES 7 & NORTHHARDY ZONES 7 & NORTH…… PUT THROUGH RAPUT THROUGH RA
““WHITE LISTWHITE LIST””
ZONE 8 & SOUTH PLANTSZONE 8 & SOUTH PLANTS
EVALUATED RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLSEVALUATED RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLS
CHOSE NEW ZEALAND AWRACHOSE NEW ZEALAND AWRA
SOME MODIFICATIONS TO MEET OUR NEEDSSOME MODIFICATIONS TO MEET OUR NEEDS
BEGINNING TO EVALUATE SPECIESBEGINNING TO EVALUATE SPECIES
OTHER METHODS TO OTHER METHODS TO PREVENT THE SPREADPREVENT THE SPREAD
IMPLEMENT RETAIL IMPLEMENT RETAIL BMPBMP’’ss
REDUCE SPREAD OF DISEASESREDUCE SPREAD OF DISEASES
ELIMINATE HITCHHIKERSELIMINATE HITCHHIKERS
OFFER NATIVES FOR SALEOFFER NATIVES FOR SALE
EDUCATE ON PLANT POSSESSION EDUCATE ON PLANT POSSESSION LAWSLAWS
CUSTOMER EDUCATIONCUSTOMER EDUCATION DONDON’’T RELEASET RELEASE NATIVE OPTIONSNATIVE OPTIONS
DOUG KELLER317-234-3883