AGENDA
GULF & SOUTH ATLANTIC REGIONAL PANEL ON AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES
Mobile, Alabama
April 17 – 18, 2007

TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2007

9:00 Call to Order – Yeager

• Introductions
• Public Comment

9:15 Review and Adoption of Agenda – Yeager

9:20 Review and Approval of Minutes (10/4-5/2006, Charleston, SC) – Yeager

9:30 Member’s Forum

10:00 ANS Task Force Update – Scott Newsham

• General
• Strategic Plan

10:30 BREAK

11:00 Lionfish Research Update – Morris

11:15 Status of State Plans/Program Updates

• Florida – Hardin/Schmitz
• Alabama – Hartman/Rider
• Mississippi – Brainard
• Louisiana – Blanchet

12:15 LUNCH

1:30 Work Group Breakouts

• Work Group Assignments – Yeager
• Education/Outreach Work Group
• Research/Development Work Group
• Information Management Work Group

3:00 BREAK

3:30 Resume Work Group Breakouts

4:30 Public Comment

4:45 Recess

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2007

9:00 Public Comment

9:05 Status of State Plans/Program Updates (continued)

• Texas – Chilton
• Georgia – Hendrickx
• South Carolina – de Kozlowski
• Mexico – Mendoza

10:00 BREAK

State Plans/Program Updates (continued)

• Galveston Bay Activities – Lester

10:30 Data Reporting Process

• Review document
• Adopt process
• Recommend process to state programs

11:00 Membership Considerations

• Marine Member from Texas – nominee Lance Robinson, TPWD
• University – formerly Bruce Thompson
• At-Large – formerly Jim Kruse
• GSMFC – formerly Ron Lukens

11:30 Member’s Forum

12:00 LUNCH

1:15 Work Group Reports

• Education/Outreach Work Group – Jacoby
• Research/Development Work Group – Teem
• Information Management Work Group

2:00 Species Update – Fuller

2:15 Brown Tree Snake Update – Pitman

3:00 BREAK

3:30

4:00 SEAFWA Invasive Species Committee Report – de Kozlowski

4:15 Next Meeting

• Time
• Place

4:30 Public Comment

ADJOURN