GULF & SOUTH ATLANTIC REGIONAL PANEL ON AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES
Holiday Inn Downtown Riverfront
Shreveport, LA
March 31 – April 2, 2009
TUESDAY, March 31, 2009
10:00 – 5:00 Field Trip to Lake Caddo
Wednesday, April 1, 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 (12/9-12/10, 2008, Savannah, GA) – Earl Chilton
9:00 Northern Louisiana Aquatic Invasive Species Management Overview – James Seales
9:20 The Natural History of an Urban Nutria (Myocastor coypus) Population 2005-2008 and the Implications for Management and Control – Jacoby Carter
9:40 Final Report on Rat Lung Worm Study – John Teem
10:00 Preliminary Studies on Invasive Island Applesnails (Pomacea insularum) in Southern Louisiana – Jacoby Carter
10:20 BREAK
10:30 Invasive Plant Education: A Recipe in the Making – Amy Richard
11:15 Update on Invasive Lionfish – Lad Akins
11:30 Update on ED/RR in Florida and the Caribbean – Lad Akins/Pam Schofield
11:45 USFWS Triploid Grass Carp Program Review – Earl Chilton
12:00 LUNCH
1:30 Members Forum
- Florida – Hardin/Schmitz
- Alabama – Rider
- Mississippi – Brainard/Perry
- South Carolina – Knott
- North Carolina – Murphey
- Texas – Chilton/Hartman
- Louisiana – Longo
3:00 BREAK
3:15 State’s VHS/Shrimp Virus Issues – TX, LA, MS, AL, FL, GA, SC, NC
4:00 Discussion on Alternative Funding Sources For AIS Demonstration Projects
4:45 Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Update – James Ballard
4:55 Vote to Move Chuck Jacoby to an At-Large Member
5:00 Public Comment
RECESS
Thursday, April 2, 2009
8:30 Call to Order – Ear Chilton
- Public Comment
8:35 Work Group Breakout Session
10:00 BREAK
10:15 Continue Work Group Breakout Session
11:00 Work Group Updates to the Panel and Future Directions for all Work Groups
12:00 Other Business
- Next Meeting, Time and Place
- Public Comment
ADJOURN
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| 03-31-2009 8:00 | Download | 23.7 KB | ||
| 04-01-2009 9:20 | Download | 3.7 MB | ||
| 04-01-2009 9:40 | Download | 2.1 MB | ||
| 04-01-2009 10:00 | Download | 3.3 MB | ||
| 04-01-2009 10:30 | Download | 16.8 MB | ||
| 04-01-2009 11:15 | Download | 12.2 MB | ||
| 04-01-2009 13:30 | Download | 7.8 MB | ||
Agenda - 20090331_Agenda.pdf