The meeting will be held at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Ed Werland Training Room at Airport Commerce Park (1340 Airport Commerce Drive, Austin, TX 78741), November 19th-20th in Austin, Texas.
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[All times stated in the agenda are in Central Standard Time. * Indicates virtual presentation]
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2024
8:30 Call to Order – Peter Kingsley-Smith, Panel Chair
• Introductions
• Public Comment
8:45 Review and Adoption of Agenda – Peter Kingsley-Smith
8:50 Review and Approval of Minutes from Spring GSARP Meeting [Biloxi, MS, May 14th-15th, 2024] – Peter Kingsley-Smith
9:00 Status of GSARP Executive/Steering Committee Positions – Jim Page, GA DNR
9:10 Statewide Aquatic Invasive Species Management in Texas – Monica McGarrity, TPWD & John Findeisen, TPWD
9:40 The Texasinvasives.org Program – Ashley Morgan-Olvera, SHSU-TISI
10:00 BREAK
10:15 Status and Trends in Zebra Mussel Populations in Texas – Robert McMahon, UT-Arlington (Professor Emeritus)
10:40 Zebra Mussel Research at Texas State University – Astrid Schwalb, TXST
11:00 Habitat Suitability and Distribution Modeling as Components of Integrated Risk Assessments – Jane Rogosch, USGS & TTU
11:20 Evaluating the Suppression of Hydrilla verticillata by Manual Removal and Planting Native Plants – Jeffrey Hutchinson, UTSA
11:40 LUNCH
1:10 *Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force (ANSTF) Update – Susan Pasko, USFWS
1:30 Overview of FWS AIS Activities and Upcoming High Priority Projects – James Ballard, USFWS
1:50 Update on New ANS Introductions – Wesley Daniel, USGS
2:10 New USGS Aquatic Disease and Pathogen Database Update – Wesley Daniel, USGS
2:30 Distribution of the Australian Redclaw Crayfish in South Texas – Lance Williams, UT-Tyler
2:50 BREAK
3:05 Testing the Efficacy of Low-Cost Control Methods for Giant Applesnail (Pomacea maculata) Egg Masses – Cayla Morningstar, USGS
3:25 Bear Lake Applesnail Eradication Efforts – Romi Burks, Southwestern University
3:45 Suckermouth Armored Catfish Management and Research in the San Marcos River, Central TX – Christopher Riggins, The Meadows Center/TXST; Rachel Moran, Texas A&M
4:05 *Asian Swamp Eel Summit Update – Paul Evans, Invasion Science Research Institute-UF
4:25 Panel Introduction and Freshwater Invasive Fish Work in SW FL – Michael Sipos, Florida Sea Grant-UF/IFAS
4:45 Public Comment
RECESS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2024
8:30 Call to Order – Peter Kingsley-Smith
• Public Comment
8:45 Discussion of Steering Committee Terms – Peter Kingsley-Smith
8:55 Call for Executive/Steering Committee Nominations – Peter Kingsley-Smith
9:05 Overview of NOAA AIS Activities – Dana Wusinich-Mendez, NOAA
9:25 *Removal of Invasive Octocoral – Nilda Jiménez, Puerto Rico DRNA
9:45 Integrating Chemical and Biological Controls for the Aquatic Weed A. philoxeroides (Alligatorweed) – Gary Ervin, MS State (GSARP-Funded Research)
10:05 BREAK
10:20 A Horizon Scan to Collaboratively Identify Invasive Species Threats to the Islands of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands – Wesley Daniel, USGS (GSARP-Funded Research)
10:40 The use of eDNA in comparison to trawl and historical catch data for assessing marine finfish in Matagorda Bay, Texas – Polly Hajovsky, TPWD
11:00 State Reports / Members Forum
11:45 LUNCH
1:15 State Reports / Members Forum
3:00 BREAK
3:15 Other Business – Peter Kingsley-Smith
• Budget Discussion
• Elections – Officers, Steering Committee
• Next Meeting, Dates, and Place (Florida?)
4:50 Public Comment
ADJOURN
| Name | Author | Last Modified | Download | File Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Author | Last Modified | Download | File Size |
| 11-19-2024 9:30 | Download | 169.4 KB | ||
| Monica McGarrity, TPWD & John Findeisen, TPWD | 11-19-2024 10:10 | Download | 6.1 MB | |
| Ashley Morgan-Olvera, SHSU-TISI | 11-19-2024 10:40 | Download | 7.7 MB | |
| Robert McMahon, UT-Arlington (Professor Emeritus) | 11-19-2024 11:15 | Download | 2.2 MB | |
| Astrid Schwalb, TXST | 11-19-2024 11:40 | Download | 7.5 MB | |
| Jane Rogosch, USGS & TTU | 11-19-2024 12:00 | Download | 12.8 MB | |
| Jeffrey Hutchinson, UTSA | 11-19-2024 12:20 | Download | 1.5 MB | |
| Susan Pasko, USFWS | 11-19-2024 14:10 | Download | 4.8 MB | |
| James Ballard, USFWS | 11-19-2024 14:30 | Download | 653.7 KB | |
| Cayla Morningstar, USGS | 11-19-2024 14:50 | Download | 6.7 MB | |
| Wesley Daniel, USGS | 11-19-2024 15:10 | Download | 3 MB | |
| Lance Williams, UT-Tyler | 11-19-2024 15:30 | Download | 3.8 MB | |
| Cayla Morningstar, USGS | 11-19-2024 16:05 | Download | 4.3 MB | |
| Romi Burks, Southwestern University | 11-19-2024 16:25 | Download | 4.9 MB | |
| Christopher Riggins, The Meadows Center/TXST; Wynne Radcliffe, Texas A&M | 11-19-2024 16:45 | Download | 2.8 MB | |
| Paul Evans, Invasion Science Research Institute-UF | 11-19-2024 17:05 | Download | 1.2 MB | |
| Michael Sipos, Florida Sea Grant-UF/IFAS | 11-19-2024 17:25 | Download | 9.6 MB | |
| Dana Wusinich-Mendez, NOAA | 11-20-2024 10:05 | Download | 2.1 MB | |
| Nilda Jiménez, Puerto Rico DRNA | 11-20-2024 10:25 | Download | 3 MB | |
| Gary Ervin, MS State (GSARP-Funded Research) | 11-20-2024 10:45 | Download | 7.2 MB | |
| Wesley Daniel, USGS (GSARP-Funded Research) | 11-20-2024 11:20 | Download | 1.8 MB | |
| Polly Hajovsky, TPWD | 11-20-2024 11:45 | Download | 3.5 MB | |
Agenda - GSARP Agenda Austin TX Nov 19-20 2024.pdf