GSARP Fall 2009 Meeting

GULF & SOUTH ATLANTIC REGIONAL PANEL ON AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES
Sheraton Raleigh Hotel
Raleigh, North Carolina
November 10-11, 2009

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

8:30 Call to Order – Earl Chilton

• Introductions
• Public Comment

8:40 Review and Adoption of Agenda – Earl Chilton

8:50 Review and Approval of Minutes (3/31-4/2, 2009, Shreveport, LA) – Earl Chilton

9:00 Overview and Demonstration of the Risk Assessment Screening Tool – Michael Hoff

9:40 Revised Coast Guard Ballast Water Management Rulemaking – Brian Moore

10:15 BREAK

10:45 Federal-State Partnership to Improve Screening, Risk Analysis and Interdiction of Nonnative Wildlife – Scot Hardin

11:15 Tilapia Rapid Response and the Current Range Expansions and Research on Invasive Cichlids in Louisiana – Tom Lorenz

12:00 LUNCH

1:30 Update on Giant Salvinia in Texas – Earl Chilton

1:40 Interagency Giant Salvinia Control Team – Bob Pitman

2:00 Current Status of Lionfish – James Morris

2:25 Update on Zebra Mussels in Texas – Earl Chilton

2:35 Update on Water Spinach in Texas – Earl Chilton

2:45 BREAK

3:15 Members Forum

• Alabama – Rider
• Florida – Hardin/Schmitz
• Georgia – Weaver
• Mississippi – Brainard/Riecke/Perry
• South Carolina – Page/Knott
• North Carolina – Murphey
• Texas – Chilton/Hartman
• Louisiana – Allemand

5:00 Public Comment

RECESS

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

8:30 Call to Order – Earl Chilton

• Public Comment

8:40 Overview of Mid-Atlantic Panel Activities – Lisa Moss

8:50 Current AIS Activities in Region 4 of the US Fish and Wildlife Service – John Galvez

9:00 What We Know About Penaeus monodon – David Knott

9:10 Discussion of the Current Status of Penaeus monodon in Our Region – All

9:40 Invasive Species Advisory Committee Update – Earl Chilton

9:50 Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Update – Earl Chilton / James Ballard

10:00 BREAK

10:30 Discussion of the GSARP’s 2010-2014 Strategic Plan – All

11:00 Overview of the New GSARP Website – James Ballard

11:15 Work Group Breakout Session

12:00 LUNCH

1:30 Continue Work Group Breakout Session

2:45 BREAK

3:15 Work Group Updates to the Panel and Future Directions for all Work Groups

3:45 Election of Officers

• Chairman
• Vice Chairman

4:00 Other Business

• Next Meeting, Time and Place
• Public Comment

ADJOURN