**Western Regional Panel Annual Meeting,** September 8-10, 2004

**Member Updates**

**USFWS**

Mike Stempel

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Assistant Regional Director, Fisheries, Region 6

P.O. Box 25486, DFC

Denver, CO 80225

Email address: mike_stempel@fws.gov

Phone: 303-236-7862, ext. 248

Fax: 303-236-8163

This is the compiled FWS report from Regions 1, 2, 6, 7, and the CNO
which are all contained in the Western Regional Panel geographic area.

**Bob Pitman -- R2 (NM, AZ, TX, OK)**

[**bob_pitman@fws.gov**](mailto:Bob_pitman@fws.gov)

**505-248-6471**

-   David Britton, designer of the 100^th^ Meridian website and boater
    survey database (www.100thMeridian.org), is developing a website to
    coordinate Asian carp management. The website is maintained at the
    University of Texas-Arlington under direction of Dr. Bob McMahon.
    One very likely pathway for Asian carp species to spread is as a
    contaminant included in an aquatic shipment. HACCP planning as
    pathway management tool is recommended to prevent/remove and
    minimize the risk of contamination. Instructions, planning forms and
    a searchable database of completed HACCP plans are available at
    (www.HACCP-NRM.org).

-   Giant salvinia control in the Lower Colorado River continues after a
    spraying shutdown until new California permitting requirements were
    met. USDA is releasing weevils which have provided successful
    control in other parts of the world. Web-based control team
    coordination is provided at (www.LCRsalvinia.org) where the latest
    news, status reports and related information is available. The site
    is maintained at the University of Arizona through a Cooperative
    Agreement with the Service.

-   Dr. Scott Henke, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, maintains a
    coordinating website for brown tree snake prevention and early
    warning in North America (www.NABTSCT.org) through a Cooperative
    Agreement. A simple picture identification key is being developed to
    quickly evaluate suspicious sightings. Assistance will be provided
    to Gulf Coast Port Authorities when cargo from Guam is received.
    Rapid response strategies are being developed in conjunction with
    recruitment of volunteers from schools and clubs with herpetological
    skills. Although the Gulf Coast states are the most at risk
    locations, portions of California also provide suitable habitat.

**Tina Proctor -- R6 (MT, WY, UT, CO, ND, SD, KS, NE)**

[**bettina_proctor@fws.gov**](mailto:Bettina_proctor@fws.gov)

**303-236-4515**

-   FWS, SD and MICRA are funding a survey in the Missouri River to
    determine presence and location of zebra mussels over a 500-mile
    study area stretching from above Lewis and Clark Lake to downstream
    of Omaha. Velligers were identified below Gavins Point and Ft.
    Randall Dams in 2003. So far in 2004 no adults have been identified;
    river samples to search for velligers have been taken from eight
    sites but not yet studied. Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery is
    working from a protocol developed to prevent spread of zebra mussels
    in water taken from the Missouri River below the dam.

-   Research on larval and juvenile behavior and habitat use of bighead
    carp in the Missouri River to determine impact on community
    composition is being coordinated by Dr. Robert Klumb from the FWS
    Great Plains Management and Assistance Office.

-   The second year of a study to investigate the potential of New
    Zealand mudsnails to transmit parasites to salmonids in the Madison
    River drainage is being coordinated by Linda Beck at the FWS Bozeman
    Fish Health Center.

**Denny Lassuy -- R7 (AK)**

[**denny_lassuy@fws.gov**](mailto:Denny_lassuy@fws.gov)

**907-786-3813**

-   Progress under the FWS-funded \"Alaska Ballast Initiative\" this
    year included the development of two Grant Agreements (one with the
    Prince William Sound Regional Citizens\' Advisory Council, and for
    the first time, one with the Cook Inlet RCAC) to focus on new
    approaches to assessing and monitoring invasive species risks to
    Alaska waters from both coastal and international shipping activity.

-   In the face of conflicting reports on the potential harm that
    farm-raised Atlantic salmon escapees may present to Alaska wild
    salmon, the FWS co-funded with USGS an independent assessment of the
    risks of Atlantic salmon colonization in Alaska.

-   With an eye on the rapidly spreading invasion of New Zealand
    mudsnails in the western U.S. and an eye toward preventing its
    expansion to Alaska, the FWS worked with the Federation of Fly
    Fishers and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to produce and
    distribute a prevention outreach flyer that was mailed to nearly
    2000 registered Alaska sportfishing guides and their respective
    clients.

**Paul Heimowitz, R1 (WA, OR, ID, HI, Pacific Islands)**

[**paul_heimowitz@fws.gov**](mailto:paul_heimowitz@fws.gov)

**503-872-2763**

-   New Zealand mudsnails continue to be a priority species for the
    Pacific Region. Contamination of water supplies and fish at the
    Hagerman National Fish Hatchery in Idaho has now affected the
    facility\'s fish stocking operations. Based on a preliminary risk
    assessment, the FWS has decided to restrict placement of fish that
    may be contaminated, particularly for tributaries that have no
    documented NZMS populations. FWS is now working with the state of
    Idaho to develop consistent strategies for reducing NZMS spread by
    hatcheries. FWS has also funded a pilot-scale study at the
    University of Idaho regarding use of ozone, copper barriers, and
    other control methods for managing NZMS at fish propagation
    facilities.

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-   A Columbia Basin team of the 100th Meridian Initiative was
    established this past year. The team\'s priority focus is reducing
    potential introductions of zebra mussels and other ANS by
    participants in the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration.

-   FWS anticipates a final report on the lower Columbia River ANS
    baseline survey by September 30, and also just allocated an
    additional \$100,000 to extend this survey upstream to cover the
    mid-Columbia Rivers (below Priest Rapids Dam) and lower Snake River
    (below Lower Granite Dam). Similarly, a report is in progress
    regarding FWS-funded ANS surveys of major Hawaiian ports by the
    Bishop Museum in the Hawaiian Islands, and \$15,000 has just been
    allocated for a similar survey on Lanai that will complete this
    series.

**Erin Williams, CNO (CA, NV)**

[**erin_williams@fws.gov**](mailto:Erin_williams@fws.gov)

**209-946-600 (x321)**

-   New Zealand mudsnails were discovered in California\'s central
    valley in fall 2003 (have been documented in Eastern CA since 2000)
    and are a priority species for California and Nevada. The CNO ANS
    program has continued to work with partners to monitor the spread of
    the mudsnails, to refine techniques to prevent their spread and to
    provide educational outreach to stakeholders.

-   Two HACCP trainings for California, Nevada and FWS hatcheries were
    conducted in fall 2003. Additional HACCP trainings for field
    projects and cooperators will be conducted in 2004-2005.

-   CNO staff has been working on two national management plans. The
    final "National Management for the Genus *Eriocheir* (Mitten Crabs)"
    was approved by the Aquaticn Nuisance Species Task Force (ANSTF) in
    November 2003. Implementation of plan priorities continues through
    funding studies, coordination and monitoring in the San Francisco
    Bay-Delta and the Columbia River regions. The first *Caulerpa*
    Working Group (CWG) meeting was held in February 2004. Plan
    development has been underway and the draft "National Management
    Plan for the Genus *Caulerpa*" will be submitted to the ANSTF in
    fall 2004 for their review.

**Overview of Lewis & Clark Project: (supported by Regions 1, 6, and
CNO)**

> As part of the 100th Meridian Initiative, a partnership with the
> Missouri River states was initiated in 2002 by FWS and Pacific States
> Marine Fisheries Commission to address Lewis & Clark Bicentennial
> commemoration (L & C) activities that may spread zebra mussels and
> other aquatic nuisance species. The L & C project has expanded to the
> Columbia Basin. The L & C project produced two public service
> announcements featuring television comic actors portraying \"Clark and
> Lewis\"; these PSAs recently were distributed to media outlets
> throughout the West, and will be a centerpiece of traveler information
> systems planned along the route. The Pacific Regional Office is
> developing a Lewis & Clark outreach van that will distribute
> educational materials on invasive species. The van will be launched in
> late September, and will provide ANS information to hundreds of
> thousands of people over the next two years at Lewis and Clark events.
> Currently, 25 marina operators are participating in the \"River
> Watch\" campaign in the Missouri Basin with the campaign expanding to
> the Columbia in 2005. Outreach materials have been distributed to
> tourism offices, rest stops and boat ramps throughout the Lewis &
> Clark route.

**Coast Guard Aquatic Nuisance Species Program Activities**

LCDR Keith D. Ward

U. S. Coast Guard

PACAREA (Pmp) Marine Safety Division

Chief, Strategic Planning Branch

Coast Guard Island

Alameda, CA 94501-5100

\(510\) 437-2963

Fax (510) 437-2961

**USCG Ballast Water Program Update:**

**New rules requiring BWM, & providing penalties, go into effect**

**August 13^th^ & September 27^th^**

Two new rules promulgated by the Coast Guard will make BWM mandatory for
all ballast tank equipped ships entering US waters from beyond EEZ &
will provide penalties for non-reporting/non-compliance. The rules are a
revision to 33 CFR Part 151 subparts C and D, under authority of
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention & Control Act & National
Invasive Species Act.

The Final Rule, titled "Penalties for Non-submission of Ballast Water
Reporting Forms," was published on June 14, 2004.

-   Rule went into effect on August 13^th^.

-   Rule expands the reporting and recordkeeping requirements to all
    vessels equipped with ballast water tanks.

-   Reports must be submitted to the National Ballast Information
    Clearinghouse 24 hours before arrival to each U.S. port or place in
    a different COTP zone, or before departure if voyage is less that 24
    hours.

-   Exemptions are:

    -   Vessels that operate in one COTP zone;

    -   Crude oil vessels operating in Coastwise Trade (domestic TAPS
        vessels); and

-   Maximum civil penalty is \$27,500 or felony Class C for willful
    violations.

The Coast Guard is encouraging all those required to submit BWM reports
to report electronically via the NBIC website (
<http://invasions.si.edu/nbic/submit.html> ) or e-mail address
<nbic@ballastreport.org>**.** Those who submit reports via these methods
will receive a return receipt reply that can be printed out and kept as
proof that the report was properly submitted.

The Final Rule, titled "Mandatory Ballast Water Management Program for
U.S. Waters" was published on July 28 2004.

-   Rule goes into affect September 27, 2004.

-   Establishes national mandatory BWM program for all vessels equipped
    with BW tanks that enter and/or operate within U.S. waters.

-   CG expects to achieve three objectives with this new regulation.

(1) Vessels that operate outside the EEZ must conduct one of three BWM
    practices:

    -   Mid-ocean exchange (200 nm from shore);

    -   Retain ballast water onboard; or

    -   Use a CG approved alternative mgt method to mid-ocean exchange
        ([none approved yet]{.underline}).

(2) Each vessel subject to the rule must develop & maintain a BWM plan
    to show there is a BWM strategy for the vessel & to allow master to
    follow vessels BWM strategy.

(3) Vessels are required to conduct the following BWM practices to
    minimize the movement of non-indigenous species:

-   Avoid BW discharge/uptake in certain areas;

-   Clean BW tanks regularly, dispose of sediments;

-   Rinse anchors & anchor chains; and

-   Remove fouling organisms from hull, piping, tanks regularly, dispose
    of removed substances.

Coast Guard enforcement of these new requirements will begin November 1,
2004. BWM will be one more item covered during our extensive Coast Guard
Marine Safety boardings. When noncompliance is suspected, expanded
examinations may include sampling of BW or other further investigation.

In addition, on August 5, 2004 the Coast Guard published a Notice with
Request for Comment for the approval of Ballast Water Treatment Systems.
The comment period for this notice will close December 3, 2004.

**EPA**

Joan Cabreza

EPA R10

Regional Invasive Species Coordinator/Environmental Scientist

ECO-083 1200 Sixth Ave

Seattle, WA 98053

Email: cabreza.joan@epa.gov

Phone: 206/553-7369

Fax: 206/553-1775

[Regional Invasion Pathways Project:]{.underline} Submitted a project
proposal to the EPA Regional Science Council in July. The project
proposes to prove two hypotheses: (1) that San Francisco Bay (the
nation's most invaded location), is actually the source of most of the
Pacific Northwest invasive organisms, and (2) that these species are
transported to the Northwest via ballast water. A genetic screening tool
will be developed to genetically compare various relationship of coastal
populations and determine historical invasion pathways. It will also be
used to conduct genetic analysis of ballast water. Findings will have
significant implications for coastal ballast water regulation
development, and the methodology will also provide a badly-needed
efficient ballast water enforcement tool. ORD Cincinnati lab would
conduct most of the work, but labs, universities, and agencies in WA,
OR, and CA will also be involved. This study is supported by EPA Regions
5 (Great Lakes) and 9 (San Francisco) and will build on previously
funded work in those regions.

[Environmental Indicators.]{.underline} The Region has recommended HQ
include an invasive species indicator as part of national indicator
development.

[EPA is being sued]{.underline} by the Ocean Conservancy for supporting
California in deciding to exclude invaded waters from the TMDL list.
Three CA Water Control Boards are involved. This was originally started
by a San Francisco TMDL submittal that included NIS. Some 7-800 waters
in the database already indicate they have aquatic or noxious weed
problems, and this is a small subset of what could be listed.

[Ballast Water lawsuit update]{.underline}: Seven state Attorney
Generals ( IL, MI, MN, NY, OH, PA, WI) filed an Amicus brief with the
court on July 14, supporting the plaintiffs in their appeal of EPA's
decision last year to not regulate ballast water under the NPDES
program.

[IUCN Conference:]{.underline} The State Department has requested EPA's
Office of International Activities help the Union of Concerned
Scientists (IUCN) host a June conference on invasive species, with a
specific reference to trade pathways. EPA/OIA is a member of IUCN, and
IUCN has done quite a bit of work on invasives in the Caribbean and
Central America. State and EPA are working to integrate discussions of
invasives into the environmental reviews of trade agreements, and State
is taking it one step further, trying to establish invasives as an area
of cooperation as part of the work plan for the environmental
cooperation agreement that is being negotiated for the Central America
FTA.

[Invasives and Wetlands:]{.underline} Under an EPA grant, WA Ecology,
the Corps and EPA jointly revised the WA State wetland mitigation policy
and guidance documents to reflect the last decade's many new
developments. We have included new sections on invasive species and an
appendix of expected noxious weeds to watch for in restoration and
mitigation work.

[Idaho IS Grant.]{.underline} EPA is providing the Idaho Department of
Agriculture with a \$50,000 Wetland Protection Development Grant for a
one-year project on aquatic invasive species. ISDA will complete an
assessment of the threats that non-native aquatic species pose to
Idaho\'s wetlands, riparian areas, and waterways. This project will
provide the Idaho Invasive Species Council with the information
necessary to develop a system to classify species, to identify and
direct proper management for each class, to coordinate current
authorities and programs, and to set objectives to accomplish effective
management goals.

[PNW Invasive Species Book]{.underline}. Am contributing as one of
numerous authors to a book, *100 (of the worst) invasive species of the
Pacific Northwest*, going to press at UW soon. Co-edited by Sarah
Reichard and Amy Van Buren,for each species it contains a map, species
picture, and summary of the species description and range, impacts,
control and management methods, life history, and invasiveness history.
It is intended to be interesting for both biologists and non-biologists,
and will contain both aquatic and terrestrial species.

[EPA NISWG\* Conference Proceedings:]{.underline} In addition to monthly
conference calls, the workgroup has been finalizing materials from the
February national conference at Research Triangle Park. Materials will
be available this month in hard copy and CD. They will include a copy of
the action items identified at the conference and an internal strategy,
revised based on input from the meeting. *(\*EPA internal Non Indigenous
Species Workgroup, chaired by Henry Lee.)*

[AK Forum on the Environment:]{.underline} Working with the Dept. of the
Interior to help plan an invasive species session for the Alaska Forum
on the Environment, to be held in Anchorage next February. This annual
five-day event is sponsored by a group of federal and state agencies and
generally focuses on cleanup and pollution prevention. Of particular
interest are marine organisms, fresh-water fishes, rats, and noxious
weeds.

[Earth Day Projects:]{.underline} About 80 EPA R10 staff signed up for
EPA Earth "month" invasive species projects. We partnered with The
Nature Conservancy to flag Spartina in the Stillaquamish Estuary (May 6)
and with Earthcorps to remove ivy in the Seattle Cheasty Greenspace (May
27 & 28, July 29 and August 19). So far EPA has cleared about 1400 ft2
of ivy and saved about 40 large trees. We also joined TNC in a Japanese
knotweed control project on August 10.

[Presentations.]{.underline} I probably give 2-3 requested presentations
per month, in mainly two categories: general invasive species awareness
(focused toward wetland biologists, agency staff etc) and invasive
species and gardening, geared toward horticultural groups. These
recently included presentations at two international conferences: The
Society of Wetland Scientists (Seattle, July 18-23) and the Society for
Ecological Restoration (Victoria, B.C., August 23-27). Both conferences
devoted an entire day to invasives.

[Region 10 EO Compliance Plan:]{.underline} Continued development of the
EPA Regional Compliance Plan. It is expected that EPA HQ will soon ask
for evidence of what Region 10 is doing to comply with the National IS
Management Plan and Executive Order 13112, and this will help the Region
get ahead of the curve, as well as providing a model for other regions.

**North Dakota**

Lynn R Schlueter

North Dakota Game and Fish Department

Special Project Biologist

North Dakota Game and Fish Dept, 7928 45^th^ Street ND

Devils Lake, ND 58301-3618

Email: lschluet@state.nd.us

Phone: 701.662.3617

Fax: 701.662.3618

1.  Mass media and outreach -- provide information to regional and local
    newspapers, radio stations, trade publications, newsletters,
    periodicals, regional fairs and State Fair, and gave presentation
    for the education of anglers and others (on-going project).

2.  North Dakota Game and Fish Department's home page - Fisheries
    section, has information on ANS species of concern and prevention
    protocols (on-going project).

3.  Signs -- provided for or placed them at boat ramps, bait/tackle
    stores, sporting goods stores, and other areas where anglers/boaters
    gather (on-going project)

4.  Brochure -- the owner of each boat being registered, new or newel,
    in North Dakota receives a copy; it contains information on ANS
    species of concern and prevention protocols (on-going project).

5.  Video -- in-house production; covers impacts from ASN infestations,
    and the prevention protocols; video has been shown at sportsmen's
    clubs, conservation groups, and non traditional groups -- power
    companies, commercial ventures, property owners, and city
    administrators. (Can be viewed on homepage, on-going project).

6.  Research -- compiled information on lower 48 states' fishing
    tournament regulations and ANS prevention measures used at
    tournaments (to be repeated in five years); included ANS questions,
    i.e., species of concern, best methods to prevent importation, and
    angler attitude and opinion questions, in statewide angler survey
    and surveys on specific waterbodies (on-going project); compiled
    Risk Assessment for ANS Infestation in North Dakota.

7.  Monitoring -- zebra mussel traps at waterbodies with high
    nonresident visitation (on-going); field staff documenting ANS
    absence or presence with degree of infestation, specific effort or
    as part of fish inventories (on-going project).

8.  Fishing tournaments and recreational angler boat inspections --
    monitored tournament officials inspection of boats and provided
    talks on need for ANS prevention and protocols for prevention
    (on-going project).

9.  Meetings attended -- 100^th^ Meridian, Mississippi River Basin Panel
    -- ANS Panel, Missouri River -- ANS Panel, Western Regional
    Governors Association, Lewis and Clark Bicentennial, and others
    (on-going project).

10. Work with other entities -- provided ANS information and reviewed
    documents for US Fish and Wildlife Service, Minnesota Sea Grant,
    North Dakota Department of Agriculture, North Dakota Wildlife
    Society, and others (on-going project).

11. North Dakota ANS state plan -- began the work to form a committee to
    write a state plan (on-going project).

**Alaska**

Bob Piorkowski

Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Invasive Species Program Coordinator

Box 25526

Juneau, AK 99802

Email address: Bob_Piorkowski@fishgame.state.ak.us

Phone: 907-465-6109

Fax: 907-465-2604

1.  Secured two grants from NOAA to assist in the implementation of the
    Alaska Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan.

2.  Secured two grants from the USFWS to develop an Alaska Invasive Pike
    Management Plan and to implement pike control work.

3.  Established an interdivisional ANS coordinating committee within
    ADF&G

4.  Started work on developing an Alaska Invasive Species Council by
    consulting with other state councils and writing draft legislation
    for Alaska.

5.  Took part in Pacific ballast water group activities and established
    a ballast water contact group among certain state employees. Wrote
    or assisted in writing two ballast water position papers for
    division directors. Acquired records for large ship landings in
    Alaska since 2001.

6.  Conducted public outreach efforts regarding escaped Atlantic salmon.
    Dispersed approximately 30,000 Atlantic salmon identification cards
    statewide along with creating posters for ADF&G offices, boat ramps
    and at processors. Took part in Atlantic salmon fry snorkel surveys
    in Washington and led three surveys in Alaska.

7.  Investigated many reports of non native species including Atlantic
    salmon, leopard frogs, crayfish and green crab.

8.  Responded to many media inquiries regarding invasive species.

9.  Responded to many ANS education and information requests sending
    materials and giving presentations at a number of conferences and
    meetings.

10. Conducted initial scoping work of pet store pathways in Alaska.
    Working with Washington Sea Grant to adapt their informational
    brochures to meet Alaska's needs.

11. Received ANS HACCP training and plan to give one day courses

12. Co-chaired ANS session at AFS Alaska Chapter annual meeting.

13. Reviewed and approved modifications to mariculture polices and
    regulations as they relate to ANS.

14. Began consulting with NOAA Silver Springs Staff with the goal of
    developing a model monitoring and inventory program in Kachemak Bay
    similar to the program NOAA facilitated in Hawaii.

15. Any much more.

**Idaho**

Fred Partridge

Idaho Dept of Fish and Game

Resident Fishery Coordinator

P.O. Box 25

Boise, Idaho 83707

Email: fpartridge@idfg.state.id.us

Phone: 208-334-3791

Fax: 208-334-2114

1\. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has joined in a cooperative
program with the Idaho Weed Awareness Committee and other agencies and
non-government organizations to develop and install \"Watch Out\" signs
at boat marinas and boat ramps throughout Idaho. Funding for the signs
has mostly come from the federal agencies and NGO organizations with the
Department providing design, purchasing and distribution support. To
date we have distributed 702 laminated posters and 436 metal signs to 50
county and agency personnel for installation. The signs are designed to
encouraging boaters to clean their boats and gear and be aware of
threats of moving New Zealand mudsnails, purple loosestrife, Eurasian
watermilfoil and zebra mussels around. The first three species are
present in Idaho waters while zebra mussel are still absent. Information
from sign installers is slowly being returned to our office for
developing a statewide database on signs at marinas and boat access
points. Goal of the present program is to have the current sign in place
for the next three years.

2\. Funding from PSMFC has allowed a staff member of Department to serve
as a member of the technical committee of Idaho Invasive Species Council
(IISC) (web page:
[http://www.agri.state.id.us/animal/inv_species.htm]{.underline} ).
Monthly meetings provided the basis for developing the Idaho Assessment
of Invasive Species Management in Idaho. This document is located in the
IISC web page or at:
[http://www.agri.state.id.us/animal/Inv_sp_council/ID_Invasive_Assess_12_03.pdf]{.underline}
. This assessment is the state\'s first step in developing a statewide
Invasive Species Management Plan, which will include the Aquatic
Nuisance Species Plan along with plans to address invasive terrestrial
plants and animals. As a part of this process, the IISC organized the
Governors Summit on Idaho Invasive Species in February to increase
awareness of current and potential problems with invasive species. The
Summit was primarily directed towards agencies and legislative staff,
however members of the public were also invited. In addition to the
general session on invasives, the summit was divided into four breakout
areas to address specific concerns regarding Aquatic and Riparian
Nuisance Species; Agricultural Pests; Forest and Urban Pests; and
Terrestrial Weeds. The proceedings of this summit can be obtained at:
[http://www.agri.state.id.us/animal/Inv_sp_council/scan%20summit%20procedings.pdf]{.underline}
.

3\. Attendance at the an annual meeting of the Western Regional Panel in
September 2003; the 100th Meridian Columbia Basin Team ANS meetings in
December 2003, April 2004; and July 2004 and the ANS and HACCP sessions
at the Western Division meeting of the American Fisheries Society in
March 2004 enhanced coordination between Idaho and other western states.

4\. Presentations on ANS issues have been given to Department staff at
annual and work plan meetings and to the Idaho Aquaculture Association
with special emphasis on monitoring for and avoiding the movement of New
Zealand mudsnails. Information has been given to Department staff on
looking for and collecting New Zealand mudsnails. Department hatcheries
(both anadromous and resident facilities) have developed HACCP plans to
reduce the potential of spreading snails when stocking fish or moving
gear around the state. Inserts discussing ANS threats and prevention of
movement from Eurasian milfoil, whirling disease and in the latest
reprint, New Zealand mudsnail have been included in the Department
fishing rule brochure. Three hundred thousand brochures are printed
annually for distribution to Idaho anglers. Taping of a video news
release on cleaning wading boots and gear in New Zealand mudsnail waters
has been completed and will be released in the near future. Stop Aquatic
Hitchhiker stickers have been distributed to the regions for dispersal
at county fairs and other shows.

**Arizona**

Marc Dahlberg

Arizona Game and Fish Department

Water Quality Program Manager

2221 W. Greenway Rd

Phoenix, AZ 85023

Email: mdahlberg@gf.state.az.us

Phone: (602) 789-3260

Fax: (602) 789-3265

1.  [ANS Coordinator]{.underline} - The Arizona Game and Fish Department
    has preliminary approval to hire a full time Aquatic Nuisance
    Species / Invasive Species Coordinator. If all goes well in the
    budget process, the Coordinator should be onboard by this time next
    year. The proposal is currently for a 2-year appointment with the
    intent to develop longer-term financing for the position.

2.  [Zebra Mussel Intercepted]{.underline} - The National Parks Service
    intercepted a 50-foot Houseboat at Temple Bar Marina on Lake Mead.
    Dead Zebra mussels were observed on the hull. The boat was
    originally from Kentucky and was moored on the Ohio River. Before
    the boat was allowed to be launched a comprehensive decontamination
    procedure was conducted. A second boat from Illinois was intercepted
    at a marine repair shop where dead zebra mussel shells were observed
    in the propeller shaft housing. That boat was also cleaned before
    launching.

3.  [Continuing Work With Giant Salvinia]{.underline} -- Arizona
    continues to work with the Giant Salvinia Task Force. Giant salvinia
    continues to be an issue in the Lower Colorado River and has now
    spread to Mexican waters. Control/eradication efforts continue under
    Bob Pitman's leadership. Salvinia weevils have been released at
    selected sites, but the jury remains out on the likelihood of their
    effectiveness. Compliance and permitting for application of
    herbicides on the Colorado River has proven to be a complex issue
    due to multiple federal jurisdictions.

4.  [Invasive Blue-Green Algae]{.underline} -- *Cylindrospermopsis
    raciborskii* originally identified in India in 1913 has made its way
    to the United States. It was first detected in Florida in the early
    1990's and has since moved to midwestern states such as Michigan,
    Indiana and Oklahoma. It has more recently been found in Texas,
    Nevada and now Arizona. Cylindrospermopsis produces three types of
    toxins cylindrospermopsin, anatoxin-a and saxitoxin. Recent fish
    kills (April through June 2004) in Apache, Canyon and Saguaro Lakes
    have been attributed to Cylindrospermopsis blooms. This was a very
    sensitive issue for anglers and did stimulate some concern for
    public health.

5.  [Development of a Aquatic Nuisance Species Communication
    Strategy]{.underline} -- Arizona is working with the International
    Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and their contractor, D.J.
    Case and Associates, to develop a pilot communication strategy
    regarding Aquatic Nuisance Species. The strategy identifies target
    audiences, targeted messages, and tools for conveying the messages.

6.  [Crayfish as an AZ ANS Poster Child]{.underline} -- We've used
    crayfish in Arizona as something of an ANS poster child. Since
    tightening rules regarding the importation, transportation, and
    possession of crayfish several years ago, we have used crayfish as
    an outreach opportunity to anglers and others. Along with several
    partners, we hosted the second annual crayfish festival this August.
    The festival provides an opportunity to inform the public about
    crayfish and Aquatic Nuisance Species issues in general, to
    encourage public participation in conservation (trapping crayfish),
    and to do so in a fun environment. Visitors (more than 800 signed in
    this year) get to talk with folks about crayfish, become more
    familiar with the rules about possession and transportation of
    crayfish, and get a taste of the critters as well. We trapped over
    400 lbs of crayfish at the site which were prepared "Cajun" style
    for taste of crayfish cuisine. Sponsors/participants included local
    radio personalities, the Department, a trout club, and The Nature
    Conservancy.

7.  [Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies]{.underline} --
    The IAFWA ANS project includes regional workshops with State
    Wildlife Agencies on coordination of enforcement and regulations.
    The workshop was hosted in conjunction with the Western Fish Chiefs
    meeting at the WAFWA (hosted by Virgil Moore of Idaho). The workshop
    was well attended and productive. A principle outcome of the
    workshop was a resolution unanimously adopted by the State Directors
    at their business meeting. The resolution reiterated the WRP
    recommendations to the states and recent (June 2004) resolution of
    the Western Governor's Association.

**Hawaii**

Domingo Cravalho, Jr.

Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Plant Quarantine Branch

Invertebrate and Aquatic Biota Specialist

1849 Auiki Street

Honolulu, Hawaii 96819

Email: Domingo.Cravalho@hawaii.gov

Phone: (808) 832-0577

Fax: (808) 832-0584

**South Dakota**

Jeff Shearer

South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks

Aquatic Ecologist

523 E. Capitol Ave. - Foss Bldg.

Pierre, SD 57501

Email: jeff.shearer@state.sd.us

Phone: 605-773-2743

Fax: 605-773-6245

1.  Continue zebra mussel monitoring on the Missouri River. Focusing on
    the Fort Randall Reach of the Missouri National Recreational Reach
    where veligers were documented last year. Also sampled for veligers
    on Lakes Oahe, Sharpe and Francis Case.

2.  Two aquatic nuisance species billboards placed along I-90 and I-29
    near the SD / MN and SD / IA state borders.

3\. Two traveler information system units placed along the Missouri
River. One location at the Ft. Randall Dam Visitor Center near
Pickstown, the other at Oahe Downstream State Park near Pierre.

4\. Continue Department review of bait regulations and hatchery
procedures to reduce the risk of spreading aquatic nuisance species.

**Texas**

Dr. Earl W. Chilton II

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Program Director

4200 Smith School Road

Austin, Texas 78744

Email: earl.Chilton@tpwd.state.tx.us

Phone: 512/389-4652

Fax: 512/389-4405

1.  Submitted a letter to the Governor's office requesting support for
    development of an ANS Comprehensive Management Plan.

2.  Re-submitted a letter to the Governor's office requesting support
    for development of an ANS Comprehensive Management Plan.

3\. Completed a revised draft of Texas' Aquatic Habitat Enhancement
Manual. It is currently under review.

4\. Continued to oversee the State Aquatic Vegetation Plan including
review of approximately 100 treatment proposals for mechanical,
chemical, and biological control of aquatic plants, as well as draw
downs.

5\. Continued some work on the development of an ANS Comprehensive
Management Plan for Texas, in the hope of a favorable response from the
Governor's office.

6\. Continued monitoring efforts in the international water of the Rio
Grande to determine the efficacy of jointly agreed upon (Mexico and the
U.S) management activities.

7\. Participated in the Gulf Regional Panel of the ANS Task Force
including development of a Rapid Response Plan.

8\. Completed a revised draft of Texas' Guidance Document for aquatic
vegetation management in Texas. It is currently under review.

9\. Participated in the Galveston Bay Estuary Program "Invasive Species
Workgroup".

10\. Participated in the Texas Riparian Invasive Plant Task Force.

**Utah**

Randy Radant

Utah Div of Wildlife Resources

1594 W. N. Temple

Salt Lake City, Utah

Phone: 801,538-4760

Fax: 801, 538-4745

Email: <donarcher@utah.gov>

1.  The Utah Aquatic Nuisance Action Team met once in April to plant for
    the coming year's activities.

2.  The ANS Action hosted a Colorado River 100^th^ meridian meeting in
    July.

3.  ANS Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point programs are being
    developed for the Division's hatcheries.

4.  The ANS Action Team Chairman functioned as a clearing house for ANS
    information

5.  DWR contracted with Dr. Phaedra Budy to study the impacts of gizzard
    shad and *D. lumholtzi* on the ecology of L Powell.

6.  DWR contracted with Dr. Mark Vinson to conduct a statewide survey of
    the major waters in Utah for NZ mudsnail invasions. Six sites have
    been found to harbor NZ mudsnails.

7.  Utah received a \$9,000 grant from the WRP to develop an ANS
    management plan. This probably will not be secured for lack of
    matching funds at this time to make it a viable project.

8.  Various Action Team members made Power Point presentations on ANS
    issues in Utah to the DWR Aquatics Section, the Bonneville Chapter
    of AFS and to US Forest Fire Suppression managers in the Rocky
    Mountain region. The potential threat of ANS transfers through
    helicopter water drops was recognized and conveyed to National
    Forest headquarters.

9.  The Action Team chairman was invited to make a presentation on
    Utah's ANS program to the 12^th^ International Conference on Aquatic
    Invasive Species in Windsor, Ontario.

10. There are over thirty sites in Utah being inspected annually for ZM
    invasions. The Glen Canyon Recreation Area is questioning drivers
    bringing boats into the Recreation Area from states with known ZM
    infestations of their recent history of ZM exposure and providing
    free washdowns for boats recently in contact with ZM infested
    waters.

11. Outreach materials on ANS are included in the Division's annual
    fishing proclamation. The Parks and Recreation Division has
    established 15 Kiosks with ANS panels and have 30 more planned.

12. There have been close to 100 ANS educational signs placed at major
    launching areas throughout the state.

**Wyoming**

Mike Stone

Wyoming Game & Fish Department

Chief of Fisheries

5400 Bishop Blvd

Cheyenne, WY 82006

Email: mike.stone@wgf.state.wy.us

Phone: 307-777-4559

Fax: 307-777-4611

**Nevada**

Anita Cook Shaul

Aquatic Wildlife Program Staff Specialist, Fisheries Bureau

Nevada Department of Wildlife

1100 Valley Road

Reno, NV 89512

Phone: 775-688-1532

Email: acook@ndow.org

1.  Nothing significant

**Kansas**

Tom Mosher

Kansas Dept. Wildlife & Parks

Fisheries Reseacrh Coordinator

PO Box 1525

Emporia, KS 66801

Email: tomm@wp.state.ks.us

Phone: 620-342-0658

Fax: 620-342-6248

**California 2003 Update**

Susan Ellis

California Department of Fish & Game

Invasive Species Coordinator

1416 Ninth Street

Sacramento, CA 95814

Email address: sellis@dfg.ca.gov

Phone: 916 653-8983

Fax: 916 653-2588

**Department of Fish and Game Report**

[Invasive Species Program]{.underline}

1.  Staff is reviewing a draft ANS Plan from the Contractor, UC Davis.
    The draft was distributed for initial review by a steering
    committee. Comments are being considered and internal Departmental
    review is ongoing.

2.  DFG was awarded a \$2.2 million grant to conduct surveys of marine
    waters for Caulerpa taxifolia and continue outreach efforts for this
    species. Activities will include those recommended by the Southern
    California Caulerpa Action Team and items developed during the
    federal Caulerpa Control committee meeting. Work will commence as
    soon as administrative hurdles are overcome.

3.  The Department is considering options for eradication of northern
    pike from Lake Davis in northern California. Community involvement
    and a thorough review of the possible alternatives are considered
    key to the success of any future project.

4.  African clawed frogs have established in a man-made lake in Golden
    Gate Park in San Francisco. Removal options are being considered.
    Several hundred frogs have been removed for research purposes, but
    thousands remain.

5.  New Zealand mudsnails now occur in at least 7 California watersheds.
    A cooperative education program has been established with angling
    groups.

6.  GreenSeas Ltd. applied for an importation permit for seaworms,
    Perinereis aihubutensis for use as live marine bait in California.
    The applicant claims that similar worms are already being sold in
    the State. Preliminary literature review indicates that they could
    easily become established in California. Other states should be
    aware of this request. A decision regarding the request has not yet
    been made.

7.  [Ballast Water Program]{.underline} (provided by Marian Ashe
    mashe@ospr.dfg.ca.gov)

> As required by the Marine Invasive Species Act of 2003, the California
> Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) will conduct several studies of
> non-indigenous aquatic species (NAS) in the coastal and estuarine
> waters of the state. The first such study will focus on the intertidal
> and subtidal habitats of the open coast. Field sampling for this study
> began in June and will be conducted at 22 sites from San Diego to
> Crescent City.
>
> Subsequent to the open coast investigation, the Department will
> re-examine the fouling and benthic habitats in the coastal bays and
> estuaries which were first assessed as part of the biological survey
> required under the 1999 legislation. That original survey established
> a baseline of NAS at the major commercial ports and the minor harbors
> and bays of California. Data collected in this subsequent study will
> be compared to the baseline to help determine whether new NAS have
> been introduced by ballast from ocean-going ships or spread by various
> other vectors.
>
> Following the re-examination of the harbors and bays, DFG will return
> to the sampling sites of the open-coast work being studied this year.
> Those sites will again be surveyed (in about 2007/08) to determine if
> any new introductions have occurred since the initial 2004
> investigation.
>
> Data from these studies will be made available on the internet in
> early 2007, and will be updated periodically as new information
> becomes available. In 2009, a report will be submitted to the CA
> Legislature which will examine whether the ballast control measures
> implemented under the 1999 and 2003 legislation have been effective in
> preventing new introductions of aquatic invasive species.

**California Department of Food and Agriculture Report**

Robert Leavitt

California Department of Food and Agriculture

Senior Environmental Research Scientist

1220 'N' Street

Sacramento State: CA Zip: 95661

Email: rleavitt@cdfa.ca.gov

Phone: 916-654-0768

Fax: 916-653-2403

1.  The California Department of Food and Agriculture and the Imperial
    County Department of Agriculture are reducing the hydrilla (Hydrilla
    verticillata) quarantine area in Imperial County by one third, where
    hydrilla has not been detected in over 10 years.

2.  The California Department of Food and Agriculture has detected two
    new hydrilla infested sites in 2004. The first site was a 28 square
    meter, 15-centimeter deep, plastic-lined pool used for rearing
    aquatic plants at a nursery in Los Angeles County. The California
    Department of Food and Agriculture and the Los Angeles County
    Department of Agriculture drained the pool and eradicated all plant
    material, including tubers. The Los Angeles Department of
    Agriculture conducted trace-forward surveys of aquatic nurseries
    that had purchased plants obtained from this infested pond. None of
    the receiving nurseries were infested. The second site is an
    approximately 0.3 hectare, plastic-lined fire control pond at a
    waste disposal facility in Nevada County. This was only recently
    detected, and an eradication plan in being prepared. The first
    treatments should be done in about two weeks.

3.  This last year, the California Department of Food and Agriculture
    and the San Diego Department of Agriculture removed giant salvinia
    (Salvinia molesta) from a small pond at a high school near San
    Diego. In addition, the California Department of Food and
    Agriculture and the San Luis Obispo County Department of Agriculture
    have gone two years without detecting giant salvinia in a previously
    infested 0.4-hectare fire control pond in a small oil field near San
    Luis Obispo. The pond has been treated with three successive annual
    applications of fluridone herbicide.

4.  The purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) leaf-eating beetle
    released by the California Department of Food and Agriculture and
    the Shasta County Department of Agriculture along the Fall River are
    spreading and starting to decimate the population there. In
    addition, the flower and calyx weevil (Nanophyes spp.) and the
    root-boring weevil (Hylobius transversovittatus) are also becoming
    established.

**State Lands Commission Report**

Maurya B. Falkner

California State Lands Commission, Marine Facilities Division

Program Manager -- Marine Invasive Species Program

100 Howe Avenue, Suite 100-South

Sacramento State: CA Zip: 95825

Email: falknem@slc.ca.gov

Phone: 916-574-2568

Fax: 916-574-1955

1.  Assembly Bill 433 "Marine Invasive Species Act" effective January 1,
    2004 -- expands and enhances state's Ballast Water Management and
    Control Program.

2.  Expanded program (fee assessment, inspection, reporting, bw
    management plans, etc.) to include ALL vessels of 300 GRT or greater
    entering CA waters

3.  Developing regulations governing ballast water management on coastal
    voyages -- expected effective date July 1, 2005.

4\. Continued coordination with USCG on alternative treatment technology
evaluations

**Washington 2003 Update**

Scott S. Smith

Washington Department of Fish and Wildife

ANS Coordinator

600 Capitol Way N.

Olympia, WA 98584

Email: <smithsss@dfw.wa.gov>

Phone: (360) 902-2724

Fax: (360) 902-2845

**Oregon 2003 Update**

Mark Sytsma

Center for Lakes and Reservoirs, Portland State University

Director of Center for Lakes and Reservoirs; OR ANS Coordinator; Chair,
OR Invasive Species Council

Environmental Science and Resources, Portland State Univ

Portland, OR 97207-0751

Email address: sytsmam@pdx.edu

Phone: 503-725-3833

Fax: 503-725-3834

**Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission 2003 Update**

Stephen Phillips

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission

ANS Coordinator

45 Se 82^nd^ Drive, Suite 100

Gladstone, Oregon 97027

Email: Stephen_phillips@psmfc.org

Phone: 503-650-5400

Fax: 5426

1.  Lewis and Clark Bicentennial \-- Worked closely with the various
    State Fish and Wildlife agencies, Departments of Transportation and
    in some case's State Tourism offices to install new TIS systems in
    the mid-west, west (MT,ND,MO,MN). Source funding \-- USFWS.

2.  Continued funding BPA's "ANS Crime Witness Hotline" for citizens and
    agencies to report potential ANS sightings: 1-800-437-2744.

3.  Funded and distributed 1200 boating access ANS signs to all Missouri
    River Basin states, National Park Service, and the U.S. Army Corps
    of Engineers for installation at Missouri River access areas. Source
    Funding -- USFWS.

4.  Worked cooperatively and funded Portland State University to
    continue their zebra mussel substrate monitoring program. To date,
    \~ 295 substrates have been deployed in 17 states (ND, UT, KS, NY,
    OR, AZ, TX, NM, NE, OK, SD, CA, CO, WA, ID, MT, and NV).

5.  Continued funding green crab monitoring in California (UC Davis) and
    Oregon (OSU). Source funding -- NOAA.

6.  Chaired and administered meetings of the newly formed Columbia River
    Basin Group of the 100^th^ Meridian Initiative (formerly the
    "Athearn" CRB ANS Group).

7.  PSMFC Employee Bill Zook continued ANS outreach in the Missouri
    Valley visiting Marina Operators in the Columbia and Missouri River
    Valleys.

8.  Displayed booth and distributed ANS information and communicated
    with the masses at fishing/outdoor/marine shows in Pasco, Yakima
    Seattle Spokane Pendleton and Kalispell, Montana.

9.  Placed a page and one -- half ANS print PSA in the Trail Guide
    printed by LewisandClarkTrail.com.

10. Bill Zook led the effort in the development of a 60-second audio PSA
    featuring a zebra mussel message. The message uses the Clark and
    Lewis characters from the *Horizon Air* commercials. The PSA was
    throughout the US by PSMFC and USFWS. Source Funding -- USFWS.

11. Funded Portland State University to assist the Oregon Department of
    Fish and Wildlife in implementing Oregon's ANS plan. Source Funding
    -- NOAA.

12. Funded IDFG for ANS activities. Source Funding -- NOAA.

13. Worked cooperatively and funded PSU for the mitten crab monitoring
    program. Source Funding --USFWS.

14. Funded Idaho Department of Agriculture for their Invasive Species
    Summit and ongoing invasive species plan development. Source Funding
    -- NOAA.

15. Received funding and began work in cooperation with PSU and SERC to
    modify NBIC to permit input of non-ship reported data, including
    corrected data based upon local outreach efforts.

16. Provided funding to WDFW for Atlantic salmon monitoring activities.
    Source Funding NOAA.

17. Hosted the conference "Marine Aquaculture: Effects on the West Coast
    Fishing Industry" which was held in Seattle, Washington. Source
    Funding NOAA

18. Reprinted "Zap the Zebra" (200,000) and New Zealand mudsnail
    (200,000) mudsnail brochures.

**San Francisco Estuary Project 2003 Update**

Marcia Brockbank/Karen McDowell

San Francisco Estuary Project

Title: Brockbank ( SFEP Program Manager) McDowell (SFEP Environmental
Planner)

San Francisco Estuary Project, 1515 Clay Street, Suite 1400

Oakland, CA 94612

Email: Brockbank: <mlb@rb2.swrcb.ca.gov>

McDowell: <kdh@rb2.swrcb.ca.gov> or <kdhart@ucdavis.edu>

Phone: Brockbank: 510-622-2325

McDowell: 510-622-2398

Fax: Brockbank and McDowell: 510-622-2501

1.  For the past 10 years the prevention and control of invasive species
    has been one the SFEP's eight priorities for the last 10 years;
    during this time the acquisition, restoration and enhancement of
    wetlands has been the number one priority. Every two years SFEP
    evaluates priorities for its staff and annual work plans. In August
    2003, SFEP elevated prevention, control and eradication of invasive
    species to its co-number one priority for the next two years.
    Because of this SFEP has been looking to increase their activity in
    ANS issues.

2.  As of January 1, 2004, Karen McDowell was hired as a full time
    Environmental Planner. One of her responsibilities will be to assist
    SFEP in carrying out its new number one priority, the prevention,
    control and eradication of invasive species.

3.  SFEP is assisting the USFWS with the development of Caulerpa
    National Management and Control Plan.

4.  SFEP is assisting the Invasive Spartina Project with hosting the
    International Invasive Spartina Conference on November 8-10, 2004,
    in San Francisco, CA.

5.  SFEP will be working with the Invasive Spartina Project in 2004 and
    2005 to help them develop signs that will be displayed in sites that
    are targeted for treatment/removal.

6.  SFEP continues to distribute its 6-page invasive species information
    sheet "Under Siege" to the public through its education and outreach
    program. Outreach efforts including handing out the brochures at
    three boat shows in the San Francisco Bay-Delta region each year.

7.  SFEP continues its role as and ex-offcio member on the ANS Task
    Force.

**Puget Sound/Georgia Basin International Task Force 2003 Update**

Kevin Anderson

Puget Sound Action Team

Special Projects Coordinator

P.O. Box 40900

Olympia, WA 98504-0900

Email: kanderson@psat.wa.gov

Phone: 360-407-7324

Fax: 360-407-7333

1.  **ANS Monitoring Plans:** Completed Exotic Species Detection Plans
    for Puget Sound, Lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay national
    estuary programs. San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) did the
    work under contract. SFEI consulted with regional experts and
    resource mangers to develop these plans. They describe criteria for
    determining the status and presence of exotic organisms; which
    environments and species to monitor; sampling methods including
    criteria for locating sampling stations, numbers of stations,
    frequency and timing of sampling; and a system to make it easier to
    recognize if a species is a new nonnative organism.  The reports
    also estimate the cost to implement monitoring programs. Copies are
    available at <http://www.psat.wa.gov/> under "Publications."

2.  **Cross Border Coordination:** Completed the action plan for the
    Puget Sound/Georgia Basin International Task Force on non-indigenous
    species management. To implement the plan, Fisheries and Oceans,
    Canada (DFO) and the Action Team will conduct a joint rapid survey
    for nonnative species in the Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca.
    DFO and the Action Team also took action to carry out a bilateral
    effort to manage and eradicate Spartina in Boundary Bay in British
    Columbia and adjacent Whatcom County in the US.

3.  **Green crab monitoring and program support:** Drafted the 2005-2007
    Puget Sound Water Quality Work Plan that includes \$170,000 to
    support the state department of fish and wildlife's ongoing work to
    administer the state's ballast water management program, green crab
    monitoring program and other aquatic nuisance species projects in
    the Puget Sound basin for the next two years.

4.  **Ballast Water Management:** Working with the Governor's Office to
    restart the state Ballast Water Work Group. The 2004 state
    legislature restructured and expanded the role of the work group.
    The work group must report to the legislature by December 2006 on
    ballast water exchange and treatment options, shipboard management
    plans, associated costs and availability of feasible and proven
    treatment technologies that could be installed on vessels calling on
    Washington ports. The legislature also amended the state's ballast
    water law. Three key amendments include:

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a.  After 7/1/07 ballast water can be discharged only if the vessel
    operator exchanges ballast water 50 miles or more offshore or treats
    the discharge to meet state standards.

b.  By 7/1/06, vessel owners or persons-in-charge submit an interim
    report to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife that describes
    ballast water actions needed to comply with a. above.

c.  Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife must align ballast water
    standards with adopted international and federal ballast water
    treatment standards.

**California Bay-Delta Authority (formerly known as CALFED) 2003
Update**

Erin Williams

Non-native Invasive Species Program Coordinator

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

4001 North Wilson Way

Stockton, CA 95205

Phone: (209) 946-6400 ext. 321

Fax: (209) 946-6355

Email: <erin_williams@fws.gov>

**At Large- Coastal Interests 2003 Update**

John Chapman

Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

Oregon State University

Hatfield Marine Science Center

2030 SE Marine Science Dr.

Newport, Oregon 97365-5296

Tel. 541 867-0235

Fax 541 867-0105

Email: John.Chapman@OregonState.EDU

1.  A paper "Live seafood bivalves are a recipe for biological
    invasions" with Todd Miller and Gene Coan, published in
    *Conservation Biology*.

2.  Completion of the amphipod chapter for the upcoming *Smith and
    Light's Manual: Guide to Intertidal Invertebrates of Central
    California and Oregon*, University of California Press is expected
    in September 2004. This chapter includes all native and introduced
    intertidal marine and estuarine gammarid amphipod crustaceans
    between the Columbia River and Point Conception, California (about
    330 species) and will be used for most northeast Pacific marine and
    estuary survey, monitoring and rapid NIS detection activities for
    the next 25 years.

3.  A comprehensive survey of the New Zealand Mud Snail (NZMS) in
    Lincoln County, Oregon was conducted by a federally funded natural
    resources crew revealed that the NZMS of Lincoln County is
    restricted entirely to the most highly eutrophic Lake and is not yet
    established in surrounding rivers, streams, ponds, reservoirs or
    lakes.

**Number range CHAPTERAt-Large Inland Academia/Research Interests**

Robert F. McMahon

Center for Biological Macrofouling Research

Professor of Biology, Dean of the Honors College

Honors College, Box 19222, 100 College Hall, The University of Texas at
Arlington

Arlington, Texas 76019

Email: r.mcmahon@uta.edu

Phone: 817-272-7215

Fax: 817-272-7217

**Alberta 2003 Update**

Rob Burland

Alberta Environment

Industrial Approvals Team Leader

2^nd^ Floor 200 -- 5^th^ Ave South

Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 4L1

Email: rob.burland@gov.ab.ca

Phone: 403-382-4015

Fax: 403-382-4428

[Alberta Purple Loosestrife Control Program]{.underline}

1.  There are a total of 200 Purple loosestrife sites in Alberta
    recorded since the inception of the program in 1991. Of these sites,
    27 have shown no plants for 5 years or more and an additional 138
    have shown no plants in 2003. Seven new sites were reported in 2003.

2.  Plant numbers show a significant decline in 2003 and this may be
    associated with the drought conditions of 2002. The main method of
    control continues to be handpulling and digging and where feasible
    chemical application of Garlon 4 (triclopyr). Also, the biological
    control site West of the City of Edmonton show a slight reduction in
    plant stand and no seed production. This difficult to access marshy
    site has historically been very difficult to control and the release
    of the leaf-feeding beetle *Galerucella calmarienisis* in 1998 and
    has successfully reduced the flowering spikes as much as 90%.

3.  The Program continues to be successful through awareness, education
    and public participation. As infestation levels decline, it is
    essential that landowners become more active in keeping their
    properties free of purple loosestrife.

Report prepared by: Shafeek Ali, Alberta Agriculture, Food, and Rural
Development

**Non-member updates:**

Karen McDowell

California Sea Grant, West Coast Ballast Outreach Project

Title: Project Coordinator

1515 Clay Street, Suite 1400

Oakland, CA 94612

Email: kdhart@ucdavis.edu

Phone: (510) 622-2398

Fax: (510) 622-2501

1.  Coastal Ballast Water Exchange: Regional Coordination -- We hosted a
    workshop in January 2003. We are working on finishing up the final
    report, which is expected to be completed by the end of
    October 2003. The funding from the National Sea Grant College
    Program for the West Coast Ballast Outreach ends this year. We have
    been approved for three years of funding from the CALFED Bay-Delta,
    program, but the contract will probably not be completed until 2004.
    After the Coastal Exchange Workshop report is finalized the next
    step will be to create one draft regional plan. The regional plans
    that were drafted in the workshop were fairly general, so it is
    expected to take a significant amount of effort to collate the three
    plans and create one detailed regional plan. We will have to wait
    for the new funds before we can move forward with this process.

2.  Ballast Exchange Newsletter -- The Spring/Summer 2003 issue has been
    completed and focuses on treatment technologies and testing
    protocols. It also highlights pending changes to ballast water
    management regulations at the Federal and International level. We
    are currently working on the Fall 2003 issue, which will focus on
    the coastal transport of ballast water on the West Coast.

3.  "Stop Ballast Water Invasions" Poster and Brochure Update and
    Reprint -- We are just starting the process of updating and
    reprinting the poster and brochure. We have almost distributed all
    of the copies from the first run (15,000 posters & 20,000
    brochures). Please contact us if you would like to comment on the
    version of the poster and brochure. The new posters and brochures
    will be ready for distribution in January 2004

4.  West Coast Ballast Outreach Project Web Site -- We are in the
    process of completely updating and redesigning our project web site.
    The new format is expected to be up in November 2003.