AN OUNCE OF AN OUNCE OF PREVENTIONPREVENTION……..

INDIANA’S AQUATIC PLANT STRATEGY

Doug KellerAIS Coordinator

ANS TASK FORCEANS TASK FORCE

RECOMMENDATION FOR PREVENTION:RECOMMENDATION FOR PREVENTION:

““Establish a systematic risk identification, assessment Establish a systematic risk identification, assessment and management process to identify and modify and management process to identify and modify pathways by which pathways by which nonindigenousnonindigenous

aquatic nuisance aquatic nuisance

species spreadspecies spread””

CONSIDERING THE PATHWAYSCONSIDERING THE PATHWAYS

FOREIGN INTRODUCTIONS:FOREIGN INTRODUCTIONS:

BALLAST WATERBALLAST WATER

AQUACULTUREAQUACULTURE

ORGANISMS IN TRADEORGANISMS IN TRADE

MOVEMENT ONCE HERE:MOVEMENT ONCE HERE: FISH TRANSFERS AND BAIT RELEASEFISH TRANSFERS AND BAIT RELEASE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIESRECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES CANALS AND WATERWAYSCANALS AND WATERWAYS

WHY SINGLE OUTWHY SINGLE OUT AQUATIC PLANTS?AQUATIC PLANTS?

““NEW PLANTNEW PLANT””

INVASIONS INVASIONS

OCCURRING ON A REGULAR BASIS OCCURRING ON A REGULAR BASIS

WATERGARDENS INCREASINGWATERGARDENS INCREASING

HIGHER PLANT VOLUMEHIGHER PLANT VOLUME

MORE SPECIES IN TRADEMORE SPECIES IN TRADE

PREVENT INTRODUCTIONS RATHER PREVENT INTRODUCTIONS RATHER THAN PAY FOR CONTROLSTHAN PAY FOR CONTROLS

INDIANA AQUATIC PLANT INDIANA AQUATIC PLANT REGULATIONS HAVE BEENREGULATIONS HAVE BEEN……

REACTIVE REACTIVE ……NOT PROACTIVENOT PROACTIVE

CAUTIOUS IN FAVOR OF THE CAUTIOUS IN FAVOR OF THE PLANT TRADEPLANT TRADE

INEFFECTIVEINEFFECTIVE

AQUATIC PLANT REGS AQUATIC PLANT REGS IN INDIANAIN INDIANA

PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE (PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE (Lythrum sppLythrum spp.).)

NATIVE NATIVE LythrumLythrum SOLD BY PERMITSOLD BY PERMIT

BRAZILIAN ELODEA (BRAZILIAN ELODEA (Egeria densaEgeria densa))

NOT FOR OUTDOOR USENOT FOR OUTDOOR USE

AQUARIUM USE ONLYAQUARIUM USE ONLY

HYDRILLA (HYDRILLA (Hydrilla verticillataHydrilla verticillata))

NO POSESSION!NO POSESSION!

QUARANTINE AUTHORITYQUARANTINE AUTHORITY

FEDERAL NOXIOUS AQUATIC PLANTFEDERAL NOXIOUS AQUATIC PLANT

COSTS OF AQUATICCOSTS OF AQUATIC PLANT INVASIONSPLANT INVASIONS

ERADICATION COSTSERADICATION COSTS

BRAZILIAN ELODEA BRAZILIAN ELODEA --

Griffy Lake $135K Griffy Lake $135K

($1,240/acre)($1,240/acre)

HYDRILLA HYDRILLA --

Lake Manitou $700K over 2 yrs, expecting Lake Manitou $700K over 2 yrs, expecting

min $1.5M ($2,040/acre)min $1.5M ($2,040/acre)

MANAGING THE WIDESPREAD MANAGING THE WIDESPREAD INVADERSINVADERS

$500$500--700K/yr TO 700K/yr TO ““MANAGEMANAGE””

EURASIAN EURASIAN

WATERMILFOILWATERMILFOIL

COULD EASILY SPEND 4x THAT AMOUNTCOULD EASILY SPEND 4x THAT AMOUNT

COSTS OF AQUATICCOSTS OF AQUATIC PLANT INVASIONSPLANT INVASIONS

LOST OR REDUCED RECREATION LOST OR REDUCED RECREATION (874K (874K anglers, 19K waterfowl, 9K trap, 1.7 million watchers, spend anglers, 19K waterfowl, 9K trap, 1.7 million watchers, spend $1.5 billion per yr)$1.5 billion per yr)

PROPERTY VALUEPROPERTY VALUE

EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT

ECOLOGICAL ECOLOGICAL

AQUATIC PLANT STRATEGY AQUATIC PLANT STRATEGY PROPOSALPROPOSAL

““WHITE LISTWHITE LIST””

PLANTS THAT POSE PLANTS THAT POSE LITTLE THREATLITTLE THREAT

““BLACK LISTBLACK LIST””

THE THE

FEWFEW

KNOWN BAD KNOWN BAD PLAYERSPLAYERS

INCREASING GLOBAL TRADE HAS BROUGHT HUNDREDS OF EXOTIC SPECIES LITERALLY TO OUR

DOORESTEPS IN A PERIOD OF HOURS OR DAYS

INDIANA AQUATIC PLANT INDIANA AQUATIC PLANT WORK GROUPWORK GROUP

BEGAN APRIL 2007BEGAN APRIL 2007

FACILITATED BY ILFACILITATED BY IL--IN SEAGRANTIN SEAGRANT

REPRESENTATIVES FROM:REPRESENTATIVES FROM:

INDUSTRY (AQUARIUM, WATER INDUSTRY (AQUARIUM, WATER GARDEN, GROWERS, LANDSCAPERS)GARDEN, GROWERS, LANDSCAPERS)

CONSERVATION (TNC)CONSERVATION (TNC)

UNIVERSITY RESEARCH (NOTRE DAME)UNIVERSITY RESEARCH (NOTRE DAME)

REGULATORY (DNR)REGULATORY (DNR)

AS A GROUP AS A GROUP ……

DEVELOPED SCREENING TOOLDEVELOPED SCREENING TOOL

““WHITE LISTWHITE LIST””

NATIVE AQUATIC PLANTSNATIVE AQUATIC PLANTS

HARDY ZONES 7 & NORTHHARDY ZONES 7 & NORTH…… PUT THROUGH RAPUT THROUGH RA

““WHITE LISTWHITE LIST””

ZONE 8 & SOUTH PLANTSZONE 8 & SOUTH PLANTS

EVALUATED RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLSEVALUATED RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLS

CHOSE NEW ZEALAND AWRACHOSE NEW ZEALAND AWRA

SOME MODIFICATIONS TO MEET OUR NEEDSSOME MODIFICATIONS TO MEET OUR NEEDS

BEGINNING TO EVALUATE SPECIESBEGINNING TO EVALUATE SPECIES

OTHER METHODS TO OTHER METHODS TO PREVENT THE SPREADPREVENT THE SPREAD

IMPLEMENT RETAIL IMPLEMENT RETAIL BMPBMP’’ss

REDUCE SPREAD OF DISEASESREDUCE SPREAD OF DISEASES

ELIMINATE HITCHHIKERSELIMINATE HITCHHIKERS

OFFER NATIVES FOR SALEOFFER NATIVES FOR SALE

EDUCATE ON PLANT POSSESSION EDUCATE ON PLANT POSSESSION LAWSLAWS

CUSTOMER EDUCATIONCUSTOMER EDUCATION DONDON’’T RELEASET RELEASE NATIVE OPTIONSNATIVE OPTIONS

DOUG KELLER317-234-3883

dkeller@dnr.in.gov