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Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Annex 6

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Through the Aquatic Invasive Species Annex of the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the United States and Canada have committed to “… contribute to the achievement of the General and Specific Objectives of this Agreement. Through this Annex the Parties shall establish a binational strategy to prevent the introduction of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS), to control or reduce the spread of existing AIS, and to eradicate, where feasible, existing AIS within the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem.”

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Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species

Updated on: December 11 2019

The Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species coordinates education, research, management and policy efforts to prevent new AIS from entering the basin and to control and mitigate those AIS populations already established. The Great Lakes Panel is one of six regional panels that report to the federal Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, which coordinates AIS efforts on a federal level. 

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Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force

Updated on: December 11 2019

The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force works to stop the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) into the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin. Since its inception, the Task Force has coordinated state and provincial efforts to combat AIS through strategic regional action. 

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A framework for aquatic invasive species surveillance site selection and prioritization in the US waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes

Updated on: September 14 2020

Abstract: Risk-based prioritization for early detection monitoring is of utmost importance to prevent and mitigate invasive species impacts and is especially needed for large ecosystems where management resources are not sufficient to survey all locations susceptible to invasion.

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Great Lakes Surveillance Framework Watch List Methodology

Updated on: December 11 2019

This document details the method used to develop the Great Lakes Surveillance Framework Watch List.

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Ohio Domestic Action Plan

Updated on: June 9 2020

Ohio outlines actions to reduce phosphorus in Lake Erie.

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One-Pager: Smart Surveillance to Curb Invasive Species in the Great Lakes

Updated on: April 14 2020

A one-pager describing Blue Accounting’s aquatic invasive species surveillance tool.

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Michigan Domestic Action Plan

Updated on: October 22 2019

Michigan outlines actions to reduce phosphorus loading to Lake Erie.

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Pennsylvania Domestic Action Plan

Updated on: August 14 2019

Pennsylvania outlines actions to reduce phosphorus in Lake Erie.

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Canada-Ontario Domestic Action Plan

Updated on: August 14 2019

Canada and Ontario outline actions to reduce phosphorus loading to Lake Erie. 

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