Gulf of Mexico Regional Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species – Fall 2004 Meeting

Preliminary Agenda
Biloxi, Mississippi
November 8 – 10, 2004

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH, 2004

1:00 Call to Order

  • Introductions
  • Public Comment

1:15 Review and Adoption of Agenda

1:20 Review and Approval of Minutes (March 31 – April 1, 2004, Mobile, AL)

1:30 Pet Industry Presentation – Marshall Meyers

2:00 “Do You Have a Habitatitude” – Marshall Meyers

2:30 Status of State Plans

  • Florida – Hardin/Schmitz
  • Alabama – Hartman

3:00 BREAK

3:30 Status of State Plans (continued)

  • Mississippi – Bass
  • Louisiana – McElroy
    • Plan
    • State legislation
  • Texas – Chilton

4:15 Georgia State Report – Ted Hendrickx

4:30 South Carolina State Report – Steve De Koslowski

4:45 Public Comment/Recess

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2004

8:30 Public Comment

8:40 North Carolina State Report – Scott Van Horn

9:00 Administrative Report – Lukens

  • WAFWA Resolution
  • IAFWA Resolution
  • Additional State Agency Membership
  • ANSTF Update
  • NISC/ISAC Update
  • Legislative Update

9:20 Work Group Reports

  • Information Management Work Group – Lukens
    • Disposition of GSMFC database
  • Early Detection/Rapid Response Work Group – Lukens
    • Rapid Response Plan
  • Research and Development Work Group – Perry

9:50 Strategic Plan – Lukens

  • Report from Steering Committee meeting

10:30 BREAK

11:00 Strategic Plan1

  • Report from the Steering Committee Continued
  • 2005 Work Plan

11:40 Brown Tree Snake Update – Marc Hall

12:00 LUNCH BREAK

1:30 State Prohibited Species Lists and the Lacey Act – Pitman

2:00 Mississippi River Basin Regional Panel – Jerry Rasmussen

  • Status
  • White list legislation

2:30 Species Updates

  • Black carp – McElroy
  • Assorted species – Fuller

3:00 BREAK

3:30 Aquatic Invasive Species Alert System – Fuller

4:00 Nile Tilapia in the Pascagoula River – Todd Slack

4:30 SARP Update – O’Leary

4:55 Public Comment

Recess

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, 2004

9:00 Public Comment

9:10 Mississippi Sound Rapid Assessment Project – Diaz

  • Summary
  • Database Access (AMRAT-Mobile Bay) – Mike Sestak

9:55 ISAC Pathways Risk Assessment Questionnaire – Fuller

10:55 Next Meeting

  • Time
  • Place

11:05 Other Business

11:15 Field Trip Instructions and Information – Diaz

11:30 Public Comment

Adjourn

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

1:00 Gather for Field Trip Transportation

2:00 FIELD TRIP

4:00 Gather for Return Transportation

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