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AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES STRATEGY TEAM ABOUT THE AIS STRATEGY TEAM
The Issue Area Strategy Teams were organized using the October 1, 2003 Council of Great Lakes Governors' priorities as a starting point. The Strategy Teams, made up of government representatives as well as representatives of organizations and entities, are the working bodies responsible for producing draft strategic action plans that are supported by specific action items and recommendations to address the issues considered by the specific Teams. The strategic action plans from the Strategy Teams will be combined into a draft of the comprehensive strategy that will be provided to the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration members for review and consideration. The AIS Strategy Team: 1. Addresses the Governors’ Priority: “Stop the introduction and spread of non-native aquatic invasive species.” 2. Covers (but is not limited to) issues relating to: ballast water management, National Invasive Species Act/Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act present and future implementation, the Illinois carp barriers and exploration of other potential barriers, rapid response protocols and strategies, prevention and mitigation procedures, outreach and education, and applied research. The U.S. Policy Committee's Great Lakes Strategy 2000 lists AIS goals that are relevant to the AIS Strategy Team.
Chris Goddard, Executive Secretary
Staff contact: Marc GadenGerry Jackson, Assistant Regional Director U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fisheries Division Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building 1 Federal Drive Ft. Snelling, MN 55111-4056 gerry_jackson@fws.gov 612-713-5102 612-713-5182 (fax) www.fws.gov Staff contact: Michael Hoff How to Sign up for the AIS Strategy Team Registration is required (on-line) to participate in the Issue Area Strategy Team Meetings. Click here to register. The Great Lakes Regional Collaboration is a US effort; however Canadian representatives may register for Issue Area Strategy Teams as observers. |