GULF & SOUTH ATLANTIC REGIONAL PANEL ON AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES
Double Tree Biscayne Bay
Miami, Florida
October 30 – November 1, 2007
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2007
9:00 Call to Order – Yeager
- Introductions
- Public Comment
9:10 Review and Adoption of Agenda – Yeager
9:20 Review and Approval of Minutes (4/17-18/2007, Mobile, AL) – Yeager
9:30 Membership Considerations
- Review of Panel Operating Procedures – Rice
- Recognition of Ron Lukens, At-Large Member
- Nominees and election for open Dept. of Agriculture seat (Goolsby)
- Update on search for Tribal member – Rice
- Membership consideration/election for Marilyn O’Leary (At-Large)
10:00 Health Risks associated with Channeled Apple snails (update) – Teem
10:30 BREAK
11:00 Marine Ornamentals as Aquatic Invasives in Florida – Lad Akins, REEF
12:00 LUNCH
1:30 Aquatic Invasives in Louisiana (White Spot, Salvinia, etc.) – Blanchet
2:00 Aquatic Invasives in Texas (Caddo Lake, Giant Salvinia, Hull Fouling, etc.) – Chilton/ Robinson
2:20 Status of State Plans and Program Updates
- Alabama – Hartman/Rider
- Mississippi – Reicke/Brainard
- Florida – Schmitz
- South Carolina – Knott/de Kozlowski
- Texas – Chilton/Robinson
- Louisiana – Blanchet
- Georgia
2:50 Aquatic Invasives in Mexico, an update – Mendoza
3:00 BREAK
3:20 Asian Swamp Eel removal in South Florida – Galvez, Brown
3:45 History/Overview of FWC work on exotic freshwater fishes – Shafland
4:05 Status of invasive of coastal South Carolina – Knott
4:20 Update on the ANS Task Force – Newsham
4:25 GSARP Strategic Plan, revisiting objectives and timeline – Rice
5:00 Recess
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2007
8:00 – 5:00 FIELD TRIP, PORT OF MIAMI
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2007
9:00 Call to order – Yeager
9:05 Work Group updates to the Panel and future directions for all work groups
10:00 Work Group Breakout Sessions
- Work Group Assignments – Yeager
- Research/ Development – Teem
- Education/Outreach – Jacoby
10:30 BREAK
10:45 Burmese Python eradication in the Florida Everglades – Snow
11:15 Rapid Response Guidelines, Inclusion of South Atlantic states in plan – Rice
11:45 Final Business
- Nominations and election of Panel Chair
- Nominations and Election of Panel Vice-chair
- Next meeting, time and place
12:00 ADJOURN
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Agenda - 20071030_Agenda.pdf