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This voluntary reporting system, managed by the U.S. Geological Survey - National Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Information System in Gainesville, FL., helps everyone know where species occur so they avoid spreading them to new locations.

Fish and Wildlife Service Aquatic Nuisance Species Coordinators

Through the Service’s ANS Program, one ANS Coordinator is funded in each Service Region. This dedicated group of people works closely with state invasive species coordinators, non-governmental groups, private landowners and many others in their day-to-day activities. Find the Regional ANS Coordinator responsible for your state.

One of the premier activities that the ANS coordinators have worked on with public and private entities is the 100th Meridian Initiative. The goal of the Initiative is to prevent the westward spread of zebra mussels and other ANS by boats and personal watercraft. Boat inspections and assessments are conducted across the states west of the 100th Meridian. Through inspections and boaters assessments, partners can learn how to prevent the spread of zebra mussels and other ANS via transport of boats and personal watercraft. Often recreational users have unknowingly had their watercraft in zebra mussel-infested waters and haven’t washed it thoroughly enough to prevent a transfer of the small critters into an uninfested waterbody.

The ANS coordinators also organize cooperative sampling efforts with other Federal, State, and local agencies, universities, and public interest groups to track the distribution of ANS. ANS Coordinators author articles and provide interviews for national publications and news programs. They often attend boating and sportfishing shows, informing thousands of participants about the definition, biology, and impacts of ANS and what they can do to help prevent their spread.

Regional Contacts
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REGIONAL CONTACTS

Region 1 - Pacific Region
(Hawaii and Other Pacific Islands, Idaho, Oregon, Washington)

Regional ANS Coordinator
Paul Heimowitz
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Eastside Federal Complex
911 NE 11th Avenue, 6E
Portland, OR  97232-4181
503-736-4722           FAX: 503-231-2062
E-Mail: paul_heimowitz@fws.gov

Assistant Regional ANS Coordinator - (Idaho, Oregon, Washington)
Kevin Aitkin
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Western Washington Office
510 Desmond Drive S.E., Suite 102
Lacey, WA  98503
360-753-9508           FAX: 360-753-9407
E-Mail: kevin_aitkin@fws.gov

Assistant Regional ANS Coordinator - (Hawaii and Other Pacific Islands)
Earl Campbell
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office
300 Ala Moana Blvd, Box 50088
Honolulu, HI  96850-0001
808-792-9414          FAX: 808-792-9580
E-mail: earl_campbell@fws.gov

Jeff Burgett (alternate Hawaii contact)
[Same address as Earl Campbell above]
808-792-9400           FAX: 808-792-9580
E-mail: jeff_burgett@fws.gov

California/Nevada Operations Office
(California, Nevada)

ANS Coordinator
Position Vacant
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Stockton Fishery Resources Office
4001 North Wilson Way
Stockton, CA  95205-2486
209-946-6400 (x321)    FAX: 209-946-6355
E-Mail:

Assistant Regional ANS Coordinator
Denise Walther
[Same address as above]
209-946-6400 (x342) FAX: 209-946-6355
E-Mail: denise_walther@fws.gov

Region 2 - Southwest Region
(Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma)

Regional ANS Coordinator
Robert W. Pitman
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
500 Gold Ave. SW, Rm 3118
Albuquerque, NM   87102
505-248-6471           FAX: 505-248-6845
E-Mail: bob_pitman@fws.gov

Assistant Regional ANS Coordinator
David Britton
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Division of Fisheries, Region 2
Box 19498
University of Texas, Arlington
Arlington, TX 76019
817-272-3714          FAX: 817-272-2855
E-mail: david_britton@fws.gov

Region 3 - Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region
(Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin)

Regional ANS Coordinator
Mike Hoff
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fisheries Division
Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building
1 Federal Drive
Ft. Snelling, MN 55111-4056
612-713-5114         FAX: 612-713-5289
E-mail: michael_hoff@fws.gov

Region 4 - Southeast Region
(Alabama, Arkansas, Forida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands)

Regional ANS Coordinator
Jay Troxel
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fisheries Program
1875 Century Boulevard, Room 250
Atlanta, GA  30345
404-679-4151           FAX:  404-679-4141
E-Mail: jay_troxel@fws.gov

Region 5 - Northeast Region
(Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia)

Regional ANS Coordinator
Michael Goehle
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Lower Great Lakes FRO
405 North French Road, Suite 120A
Amherst, NY  14228
716-691-5456 (x32)      FAX: 716-691-6154
E-Mail: michael_goehle@fws.gov

Region 6 - Mountain-Prairie Region
(Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)

Regional ANS Coordinator
Tina Proctor
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Denver Federal Center
P.O. Box 25486
Denver, CO 80225
303-236-4515           FAX: 303-236-8163
E-Mail: bettina_proctor@fws.gov

Tina Proctor’s Street Address for Fed Ex:
134 Union Blvd., Lakewood, CO 80228

Region 7 - Alaska Region
(Alaska)

Regional ANS Coordinator
Denny Lassuy
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fisheries and Habitat Conservation
1011 E. Tudor Road,  MS 331
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-786-3813         FAX: 907-786-3350
E-mail:  denny_lassuy@fws.gov

Washington Office - Branch of Invasive Species Staff

Kari Duncan – Branch Chief
703-358-2464, Room 380 B 
E-Mail: kari_duncan@fws.gov

Don MacLean
703-358-2108, Room 380 G  
E-Mail: don_maclean@fws.gov

Scott Newsham
Executive Secretary, ANSTF
703-358-1796, Room 380 F
E-Mail: scott_newsham@fws.gov

Joe Starinchak
703-358-2018, Room 380 E 
E-Mail: joe_starinchak@fws.gov

Erin Williams
703-358-2034, Room 380 A 
E-mail: erin_williams@fws.gov

Mailing Address for the Service's Branch of Invasive Species:
U .S. Fish and Wildlife Service
4401 N. Fairfax Drive
Mailstop 322
Arlington, VA 22203-1622
FAX 703-358-1800