As a result of Federal funding cut backs, the Clearinghouse has scaled back services. This website will remain on-line; however, no new publications will be added to the database at this time. Interlibrary loan orders will still be filled.

Chuck O’Neill, Director

Welcome to Sea Grant's NATIONAL AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES CLEARINGHOUSE, an international library of research, public policy, and outreach education publications pertaining to invasive marine and fresh-water aquatic nuisance species in North America. It is the home of North America's most extensive library of publications related to the spread, biology, impacts and control of zebra mussels. The Clearinghouse is operated by New York Sea Grant, a bipartite research, education and technology transfer program of Cornell University and the State University of New York. The Clearinghouse is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and is located on the campus of State University of New York at Brockport.

The Aquatic Invasions Research Directory at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center,a database of current information on people, research, technology, policy and management issues relevant to aquatic invasions.

The Sea Grant Nonindigenous Species Site, a collection of educational materials, research publications, and fact sheets produced by Sea Grant programs and other research institutions on zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species.

Clearinghouse Content

The Clearinghouse has publications addressing the following aquatic nuisance species:

Fish  --  Alosa aestivalis, Blueback herring  --  Ctenopharyngodon idella, Grass carp  --  Gymnocephalus cernuus, Ruffe  --  Neogobius melanostomus, Round goby  --  Proterorhinus marmoratus, Tubenose goby  --  Scardinius erythrophthalmus, Rudd Molluscs  --  Corbicula fluminea, Asian clam  --  Crassostrea ariakensis, Suminoe oyster  --  Dreissena polymorpha, D. bugensis, Zebra mussels  --  Limnoperna fortunei, Golden mussel  --  Musculista senhousia, Asian mussel  --  Mytilopsis leucophaeata, False dark mussel  --  Mytilus edulis, Blue mussel  --  Perna viridis, Green lipped mussel  --  Perna perna, Brown mussel  --  Potamocorbula amurensis, Asian mussel  --  Potamopyrgus antipodarum, New Zealand mud snail  --  Rapana venosa, Veined Rapa whelk  --  Teredo navalis, Shipworms Crustaceans  --  Bythotrephes cederstroemi, Spiny waterflea  --  Carcinus maenas, Atlantic green crab  --  Cercopagis pengoi, Fishhook waterflea  --  Eriocheir sinensis, Chinese mitten crab Other Invertebrates  --  Limnoria spp., Gribbles  --  Sphaeroma quoyanum, Australasian isopod Birds  --  Phalacrocorax auritus, Double crested cormorants ANS General  --  Protocols  --  Public Policy  --  Exotic Species

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