Implementing the Management and Control Plan for Bighead, Black, Grass, and Silver Carps in the United States

1. Implementing the Management and Control Plan forBighead, Black, Grass, and SilverCarps in the United States Mike Weimer U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region USGS USGS

2. Plan Development/Goals 2003: Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force (ANSTF) charged U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as lead with State, Federal and industry involvement 2004: Asian Carp Work Group was formed 2007: Plan finalized in November , presented to and approved by ANS Task Force • Goal is the extirpation of self-sustaining populations of Asian carp in the wild, with the exception of triploid grass carp • Plan covers 4 species, nationwide in scope • http://www.asiancarp.org

3. Asian Carp Work Group • ASIAN CARP WORKING GROUP MEMBERS • Name Affiliation • John Andersen The Nature Conservancy • Mike Armstrong Arkansas Game and Fish Commission • Jimmy Avery Mississippi State University • Valerie Barko Missouri Department of Conservation • Kim Bogenschutz Iowa Department of Natural Resources • Joel Brammeier Lake Michigan Federation • Beth Brownson Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources • Sarah Calloway U.S. Forest Service • Duane Chapman U.S. Geological Survey • Matt Cochran FishPro/Cochran and Wilken, Inc. • Mike Conlin Illinois Department of Natural Resources • Greg Conover1 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Mark Cornish U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Becky Cudmore Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada • John Dettmers Illinois Natural History Survey • Carole Engle University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff • Thad Finley Farm Cat Livehaulers • Jeff Finley U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Tom Flatt Indiana Department of Natural Resources • Mike Freeze Keo Fish Farm • Jim Garvey Southern Illinois University • Chris Goddard Great Lakes Fishery Commission • Mike Goehle U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Joanne Grady U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Bart Hawcroft Missouri Department of Agriculture • Mike Hoff U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Chris Horton B.A.S.S./ESPN • Gary Jensen U.S. Department of Agriculture - Cooperative State Research, • Education and Extension Service • Anita Kelly Southern Illinois University • Jack Kilgore U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Ron Kinnunen Michigan State University - Sea Grant • Rob Klumb U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Cindy Kolar U.S. Geological Survey • Bill Mattes Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission • Bill Mauck University of Missouri – Columbia • Paula Moore Jones and Eaker Farms • Tom Mosher Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks • Phil Moy University of Wisconsin - Sea Grant • Elizabeth Murphy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency • Marshal Myers Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council • John Nickum Private Consultant, Aquatic Policy and Information Center • International • Leo Nico U.S. Geological Survey • Mike Oetker U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Tim Patronski U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Mark Pegg University of Nebraska • Jim Petty U.S. Geological Survey • Bob Pitman U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Andrew Plauck U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Jerry Rasmussen Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association • Bill Reeves Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency • Jay Rendall Minnesota Department of Natural Resources • Mike Schaeffer Schaeffer Fish Market • Steven Schainost Nebraska Game and Parks Commission • Lynn Schlueter North Dakota Game and Fish Commission • Hal Schramm U.S. Geological Survey • Steve Shults Illinois Department of Natural Resources • Rob Simmonds U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Darlene Smith Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada • Andy Starostka U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Nathan Stone University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff • Kristin TePas Illinois Natural History Survey / Illinois - Indiana Sea Grant • Dan Thomas Great Lakes Sport Fishing Council • Jay Troxel U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Hugh Warren Catfish Farmers of America • Mike Welker U.S. Forest Service • Paul Zajicek National Association of State Aquaculture Coordinators

4. Plan Content • 7 Goals • 48 Strategies • 133 Recommendations “Unresolved issues”… • Triploid black carp used on aquaculture facilities • Grass carp use on aquaculture facilities • Transport of bighead and grass carp issues

5. Goal 1: Prevent accidental and deliberate unauthorized introductions of bighead, black, grass, and silver carps in the United States. Goal 2: Contain and control the expansion of feral populations of AC Goal 3: Extirpate, or reduce to levels of insignificant effect, feral populations of AC Goal 4: Minimize potential adverse effects of feral bighead, black, grass, and silver carps Goal 5: Provide information to the public, commercial entities, and government agencies Goal 6: Conduct research to provide accurate and scientifically valid information Goal 7: Effectively plan, implement, and evaluate management and control efforts for bighead, black, grass, and silver carps in the United States Plan Goals Goal 1: Prevent accidental and deliberate unauthorized introductions of bighead, black, grass, and silver carps in the United States. Goal 2: Contain and control the expansion of feral populations of AC Goal 3: Extirpate, or reduce to levels of insignificant effect, feral populations of bighead, black, grass, and silver carps in the United States. Goal 4: Minimize potential adverse effects of AC Goal 5: Provide information to the public, commercial entities, and government agencies to improve effective management and control of bighead, black, grass, and silver carps in the United States. Goal 6: Conduct research to provide accurate and scientifically valid information necessary for the effective management and control of AC Goal 7: Effectively plan, implement, and evaluate management and control efforts for AC

6. Example Recommendations • “Evaluate gear and harvest method effectiveness , develop new gears if necessary, and provide information to commercial fishers” • “Encourage States to develop regulations that prohibit the stocking of any diploid Asian carps into non-aquaculture waters for biological control”

7. Example Recommendations • “Encourage States to conduct routine and random inspections of all live grass carp shipments within the State” • “Use educational campaigns such as Habitatitudetm to convey messages to the public that they should not release live Asian carps” • “Evaluate ecologically safe and economically feasible alternatives to black carp for snail control”

8. Plan Content (additional) • Contains individual species overviews • Bighead, Silver, Grass, Black • Appendices provide technical information: overview of barriers, additional information on the CSSC, “daughterless carp” technology, etc.

9. Implementing the Plan • Budget to implement plan recommendations: • $286 million needed over 20 years • ($50 million in the first year) • Some key components already being addressed through AC Control Strategy Framework (GLMRIS, monitoring/control, etc) • Committee Structure Being Developed

10. Draft Asian Carp Plan Implementation Working Group Structure Membership on committees is open to all interested. Committee chairs will be determined by the Board and will communicate to the board.