Documents

ANSTF Organizational Documents

ANS Task Force Strategic Plan (2007)
Aquatic Nuisance Species Program (667 kb)
Charter (2007) (109 kb)
Interagency Agreement (1998) (164 kb)
Memorandum of Understanding (1992) (53 kb)

Reports to Congress

 Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Report to Congress (2004) (PDF 2MB) The report describes the statutory mandate and the structure of the ANS Task Force and progress made toward the goals of the ANS Program, as implemented through the ANS Task Force Strategic Plan (2002–2007). It also reports on agency-specific activities prescribed in the Act.  

 Intentional Introductions Policy Review (1994) (PDF 3MB) The report, prepared in consultation with State fish and wildlife agencies, other regional, State and local entities, potentially affected industries, identifies and evaluate approaches for reducing the risk of adverse consequences associated with intentional introduction of aquatic organisms.
  

Meeting Related Documents

• See our Meetings section

Management and Control Plans

•  State and Regional Management Plans
•  Species Control Plans

Other Documents

Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species (111KB)
Congressional Research Service

Brown Tree Snake Control Plan (1996) (168 kb)
ANSTF Brown Tree Snake Control Committee

Case Study of the Biological Invasions of the San Francisco Bay & Delta (1995)
Andrew Cohen & James Carlton

Generic Nonindigenous Aquatic Organisms Risk Analysis Review Process (1996)
Risk Assessment & Management Committee (866 kb)

Guidance for Science and Engineering Fair Projects
Education and Outreach Working Group of the Gulf and South Atlantic Regional Panel (PDF 332 KB)

Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States
Office of Technology Assessment, September 1993 (PDF 6 MB)

INVASIVE SPECIES: Obstacles Hinder Federal Rapid Response to Growing Threat
U.S. General Accounting Office, Report to Congressional Requesters, 2001 (pdf 1.5 MB)

National Ballast Information Clearinghouse Interim Report (October 2000) (182 kb)
Ruiz, Miller, Everett, Steves, Lion, Whitcraft, Arnwine, Colinetti, Sigala, and Lipski

Pathway Definition, Risk Analysis and Risk Prioritization - Training and Implementation Guide 2007
NISC/ANSTF Prevention Committee's Pathways Working Group (2007 Version; 1.4 MB)

Pearl Harbor Case Study, Executive Summary, 1997 (15 kb)
Bishop Museum Technical Report

Protocol for Evaluating Research Proposals Concerning Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
ANS Task Force, Research Working Group, 1994 (PDF 720 KB)

Summary of the Injurious Provisions of the Lacey Act (18 U.S.C. 42; 50 CFR 16)

Outreach Materials

See our Education section