The spread of exotic or non-native species through intentional or inadvertent transport by man has become an extremely serious threat to native plants and animals worldwide. Negative economic effects of invasions or introductions of non-native species in the US alone are estimated at more than $120 billion dollars per year (USFWS). That figure continues to rise as our understanding of the crisis is more fully understood. An effective, coordinated response to address the effects of such invasions is urgently needed and must be based on detailed knowledge of the biology and behavior of these species. The Gulf and South Atlantic Regional Panel (GSARP) helps to address this need for coordination in the southeast United States.
Gulf & South Atlantic Regional Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species
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USGS NAS [GSARP]- 3/25/2024: Myriophyllum aquaticum found in the Lower Yadkin Subbasin (Davidson County, North Carolina)
- 3/25/2024: Azolla pinnata found in Hendry County (Florida)
- 3/21/2024: Craspedacusta sowerbii found in the Four Hole Swamp Subbasin (Dorchester County, South Carolina)
- 3/19/2024: Azolla pinnata found in Brevard County (Florida)
- 3/17/2024: Azolla pinnata found in the Kissimmee Subbasin (Osceola County, Florida)
- 2/7/2024: Trichopsis vittata found in Broward County (Florida)
- 1/8/2024: Cipangopaludina sp. found in the Middle Chattahoochee-Lake Harding Subbasin (Troup County, Georgia)
- 1/8/2024: Callinectes bocourti found in Camden County (Georgia)
- 1/8/2024: Emydura subglobosa found in the Florida Southeast Coast Subbasin (Miami-Dade County, Florida)
- 12/15/2023: Rotala rotundifolia found in the Caloosahatchee Subbasin (Lee County, Florida)
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The Spring Panel meeting will be held at The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, 1141 Bayview Avenue, Biloxi, MS 39530 on May 14 th – 15
The fall meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Wilmington Riverfront located at 9 Estell Lee Pl, Wilmington, NC 28401 on November 14-16...
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Nov 30 - Dec 1, 2022 Sheraton French Quarter 541 Bourbon Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Wednesday, November 30, 2022 8:30 Call to Order – Peter Kingsley
June 28 - 29, 2022 Tuesday, June 28, 2022 8:30 Call to Order – Peter Kingsley-Smith 8:45 Review and Adoption of Agenda – Peter Kingsley-Smith 8:50 Rev
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- Address: 2404 Government Street, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
- Phone: 228.875.5912
- Email: crobertson@gsmfc.org
- Website: https://www.gsarp.org