Eastern Region

Eastern Region (R9) NNIS Program

Aquatic Nuisance Species

In simple terms, Aquatic Nuisance Species are aquatic and terrestrial organisms, and plant species that have been introduced into new ecosystems throughout the United States and the world and are having harmful impacts on the natural resources in these ecosystems and the human use of these resources.

ANS Information from States (including ANS Management Plans and Species List)

Summary of State Plans

• Minnesota: no plan in place yet; should be out soon
• Missouri: no plan in place yet; should be out soon
• Michigan
• Wisconsin
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Ohio
• Vermont
• New Hampshire: no plan in place yet; should be out soon
• Maine
• New York
• Pennsylvania
• West Virginia: no plan available

ANS Regional Panels

• Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel
• Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species
• Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species
• Mississippi River Basin Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species

General ANS Information

National Invasive Species Information Center – Aquatic Species

Sea Grant Nonindigenous Species - Comprehensive collection of research publications and education materials on zebra mussels, sea lampreys, purple loosestrife, and other aquatic nuisance species.

USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database - Located at the United States Geological Survey’s Florida Integrated Science Center, this site has been established as a central repository for spatially referenced biogeographic accounts of nonindigenous aquatic species.

National Aquatic Invasive Species Database - Clearinghouse for aquatic invasive species information