OIT in Laurentian Great Lakes

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1 OIT in Laurentian Great Lakes OIT = 49 of 180 documented invaders* * source: NOAA s GLANSIS website

2 State Responses (e.g. fish) Species IL IN MI MN NY OH ON PA WI Bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) X X X X X X X X X Bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus) X Black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) X X X X X X X X X Chinese weatherloach (Misgusnus X anguillicaudatus) Eastern banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus) X Grass carp, triploid (Ctenopharyngodon idella) X X X X X Grass carp, diploid (Ctenopharyngodon idella) X X X Ide/Orfe (Leuciscus idus) X Mosquitofish, eastern (Gambusia holbrooki) X Mosquitofish, western (Gambusia affinis) X Piranha (Multiple genera) X Round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) X X X X X X Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalamus) X X X X X X X Ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus) X X X X X X Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) X X Silver carp (Hypophthalmichthus molitrix) X X X X X X X X X Snakehead, giant (Channa micropeltes) X Snakehead, northern (Channa argus) X X X X X X X X X Snakehead family X Red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) X Tench (Tinca tinca) X Three spine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) Tilapia (Multiple genera) X Tubenose goby (Proterorhinus marmoratus) X X X X X X Walking catfish (Family Clariidae) X Walking catfish (Clarias batrachus) X White perch (Morone americana) X X X Zander (Sander lucioperca) X X X

3 Addressing Need for Coordination Loyola U. Chicago, U. of Notre Dame, DFO Canada, USFWS, TNC and IL-IN Sea Grant Develop science-based risk assessment tools Assess risk of known OIT

4 Addressing Need for Coordination plants mollusks fish crustaceans reptiles & amphibians

5 Addressing Need for Coordination plants complete mollusks assessments by 2013 fish crustaceans reptiles & amphibians

6 Addressing Need for Coordination Loyola U. Chicago, U. of Notre Dame, DFO Canada, USFWS, TNC and IL-IN Sea Grant Develop science-based risk assessment tools Assess risk of known OIT Provide outreach on tools and assessments

7 Outreach Managers US and Canada Consumers 8 Great Lakes states

8 Outreach - Managers Needs Assessment - extensive interviews with 12 jurisdictions Webinars - overview of tool development Training Workshops - allow managers to practice

9 Outreach Consumers Supports regulatory work Provides context for regulations Facilitates access to regulations

10 Outreach Consumers Supports regulatory work Provides context for regulations Facilitates access to regulations Encourages responsible behavior Provides risk assessment results Encourages use of non-invaders

11 * Home Species Pathways Regulations Risk Assessment Contacts FAQs Please Pardon Our Dust Under Construction Welcome Welcome to the Organism in Trade (OIT) website; a Guide to What s Right: Buying, Selling, and Owning Aquatic Plants and Animals. This website is intended to provide you with the resources needed to be an educated consumer on organisms in trade. This website will also help you understand the pathways that organisms in trade use to move from place to place and the best management practices to deal with your unwanted organism. Additionally, it will provide you with other resources that will help you better understand you organism and determine if it is lawful to have it in your state. *IISG with help from Oregon Sea Grant

12 Home Species Pathways Regulations Risk Assessment Contacts FAQs Please Pardon Our Dust Under Construction Welcome Welcome to the Organism in Trade (OIT) website; a Guide to What s Right: Buying, Selling, and Owning Aquatic Plants and Animals. This website is intended to provide you with the resources needed to be an educated consumer on organisms in trade. This website will also help you understand the pathways that organisms in trade use to move from place to place and the best management practices to deal with your unwanted organism. Additionally, it will provide you with other resources that will help you better understand you organism and determine if it is lawful to have it in your state. *IISG with help from Oregon Sea Grant

13 Home Species Pathways Regulations Risk Assessment Contacts FAQs

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15 Translation of Regulations Great Lake states demonstration project Evaluate for future 1 Sea Grant Law Center

16 Addressing Plant Problem plants complete mollusks assessments by 2013 fish crustaceans reptiles & amphibians

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20 1 2 3 Workshops, Webinars & Video Master Gardeners Retailers 1 Chicago Botanic Garden 2 Ohio Sea Grant 3 Wisconsin Sea Grant *109 acres

21 Demonstration Water Gardens CBG Non-invaders CBG = 953,864 visitors in 2012

22 Demonstration Water Gardens Jens Jensen Park 1 Natives 1 Park District of Highland Park

23 Addressing Plant Problem plants complete mollusks assessments by 2013 fish crustaceans reptiles & amphibians Pennsylvania Sea Grant

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25 Delivery of Outreach Tools 1 Retail outlets Hobbyist shows 1 Great Lakes Sea Grant Network

26 Audience Needs Assessment 1 Pet Owners Water Gardeners 1 North Carolina State University

27 Preventing OIT CATastrophes

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29 OIT Website iiseagrant.org/speciesregs

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