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Covers risk assessments, ranking systems, and other decision-making tools for invasive aquatic species. See Manager's Tool Kit - Decision Support Tools for general resources and other species.

A Model Comprehensive State Management Plan for the Prevention and Control of Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Species (Jan 1996; PDF | 83 KB)
Great Lakes Commission.
Approved by the Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species

An Integrated Assessment of the Introduction of Lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) to the Western Atlantic Ocean (Hare, J.A., and Whitfield, P.E., 2003; PDF | 407 KB)
DOC. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Asian Carp - Risk Assessments
AsianCarp.org.

Assessment of the Efficacy, Availability and Environmental Impacts of Ballast Water Treatment Systems for Use in California Waters (Dec 2007; PDF | 541 KB)
California State Lands Commission. Marine Facilities Division.
Produced for the California State Legislature.

Assessing the Global Threat of Invasive Species to Marine Biodiversity (2008)
Nature Conservancy. ConserveOnline.
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 2008; 6(9): 485-492.
A global review of marine invasive species; where they are, how they are being introduced, and which ones are most harmful.

Best Management Practices Handbook for Aquatic Plant Management in Support of Fish and Wildlife Habitat (PDF | 1.06 MB)
Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation.

Environmental Impacts of Alien Species in Aquaculture (IMPASSE)
University of Hull (United Kingdom). Hull International Fisheries Institute (HIFI).

Lake Davis Pike Eradication Project: Final Environmental Impact Report / Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) (Jan 2007)
California Department of Fish and Game.

Prepared by: California Department of Fish and Game and USDA, FS, Pacific Southwest Region, Plumas National Forest

Plant Health Environmental Assessments
USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.
Provides plant protection and quarantine environmental documents for various species.

Risk Assessment for Invasive Aquatic Plants (Dec 6, 2004)
Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

Risk Assessment Screening for Potentially Invasive Freshwater Fishes within the Wet Tropics Bioregion: A Review of Assessment Approaches, Identification of Knowledge Gaps and Future Recommendations (Dec 2006; 369 KB)
Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research.
James Cook University.

ACTFR Report No. 06/26

Risks and Impacts of Non-native Species: With Emphasis on Freshwater Fishes and the Influence of Climate Change
Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas).
Note: See links on left for Outputs and Decision Support Tools for scientific peer-review publications.

Snakeheads (Pisces, Channidae): A Biological Synopsis and Risk Assessment (2004)
DOI. United States Geological Survey.

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