Invasive Mussel Collaborative Tools and Accomplishments Presented by: Ashley Elgin with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Diane Waller with the U.S. Geological Survey, and Jeff Tyson with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission Registration Link →

Understanding ISPM 15 to Reduce the Risk of Pests in Wood Packaging Presented by: Brad Gething, Vice President of Science and Technology, National Wooden Pallet and Container Association Registration Link → ISPM 15 was fully implemented in the United States in 2006 to reduce the risk and spread of quarantine pests associated with wood packaging. This […]

Speakers - Chris Macaluso, Director of the Center for Marine Fisheries for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, and Clay Crabtree, Director of Federal Government Relations for the National Marine Manufacturers Association An Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Commission was enacted over the last year by the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, along with leading organizations in outdoor […]

Salmonids are critical components of the transitional boreal forest and temperate rainforests of Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. Alaska Natives and the local economy are dependent upon subsistence, recreational, and commercial fisheries that target these species. Invasive Northern Pike (Esox lucius) (pike), which prey upon and threaten local salmonids, were thought to have been eradicated from the Kenai Peninsula across multiple waterbodies in early 2019 following a concerted multi-year effort by Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G).

As the fifth mega diverse country, and with invasive species identified as the third cause of biodiversity loss, Mexico has been working more and more towards addressing this relatively new topic.