Management Plans by Species

Contains management plans for invasive aquatic species. See Manager's Tool Kit - Management Plans by Species for other species. See Manager's Tool Kit - Management Plans by Geography for other plans on the national, regional, state and international level.

• Aquatic Plants
• Aquatic Animals

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force: Strategic Plan (2007 - 2012) (Mar 2007; PDF | 286 KB)
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.

Aquatic Plants

• Aquatic Plants and Weeds
• Caulerpa / Species Profile
• Common Reed / Species Profile
• Eurasian Watermilfoil / Species Profile
• Giant Salvinia / Species Profile
• Melaleuca / Species Profile
• Purple Loosestrife / Species Profile
• Spartina
• Water Chestnut / Species Profile

Aquatic Plants and Weeds

Aquatic Plant Management (PDF | 4.20 MB)
Purdue University. Extension.
Publication WS-21-W, Purdue University, Professor of Botany, Carole A. Lembi

Aquatic Weeds and Their Management (Mar 2002; PDF | 2.76 MB)
International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage.

Invasive Plants Management Library - Includes Element Stewardship Abstracts (ESA)
Invasive.org.
Species management summaries created by the Nature Conservancy, Global Invasive Species Team. Information is no longer maintained but provides useful, researched and inclusive management summaries.

Management of Aquatic Plants (Mar 2003; PDF | 1 MB)
World Bank.
Water Resources and Environment Technical Note G.4

Caulerpa

Caulerpa Control Program (Version 4 - Feb 25, 2008; PDF | 163 KB)
DOC. NOAA. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southwest Region.

National Management Plan for the Genus Caulerpa (October 2005; PDF | 4.39 MB)
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.
Prepared by the Caulerpa Working Group

NSW Control Plan for the Noxious Marine Weed Caulerpa taxifolia in NSW waters (Feb 2004)
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries.

Common Reed

A Guide to the Control and Mangement of Invasive Phragmites (2007; PDF | 2 MB)
Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

A Landowner's Guide for the Control of Phragmites
Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Wildlife & Heritage Service.

Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States - Common Reed
Invasive.org.
USDA Forest Service Publication FHTET-2002-04

Common Reed (Phragmites australis) in the Chesapeake Bay: A Draft Bay-wide Management Plan (Oct 2003; PDF | 189 KB)
Chesapeake Bay Program.
Prepared by: The Chesapeake Bay Phragmites australis Working Group

Control and Management of Invasive Phragmites (includes management strategies for landowners and land managers)
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

Management Plan for Phragmites australis on the Seaside of Virginia's Eastern Shore (Feb 2009; PDF | 3.02 MB)
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Division of Natural Heritage.
Submitted to: DOC. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. Coastal Zone Management Program.

Phragmites Control Plan (Aug 29, 2007; PDF | 538 KB)
DOI. FWS. Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.

Eurasian Watermilfoil

2008 Statewide Strategic Plan for Eurasian Watermilfoil in Idaho (Oct 17, 2007; PDF | 2.16 MB)
Idaho State Department of Agriculture.
Prepared by the Idaho Invasive Species Council and the Idaho State Department of Agriculture

Aquatic Plant Management - Eurasian Watermilfoil Eradication and Control Strategies
Washington State Department of Ecology.

Biological Control of Eurasian Watermilfoil
University of Minnesota. Fisheries and Wildlife.

Eurasian Watermilfoil Management Program
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Giant Salvinia

Lower Colorado River Giant Salvinia Task Force Action Plan -- Draft (Dec 6, 2002; PDF | 260 KB)
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.

Salvinia Control Manual: Management and Control Options for Salvinia (Salvinia molesta) in Australia (Sep 2006)
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries.

Salvinia (Salvinia molesta) Strategic Plan (2000; PDF | 371 KB)
National Weeds Strategy Executive Committee (Australia).

Melaleuca

Natural Areas Weeds: A Property Owner's Guide to Melaleuca Control
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

Melaleuca Management
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
TAME Melaleuca (collaborative effort between U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service and University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, and South Florida Water Management District)

Melaleuca Management Plan: Ten Years of Successful Melaleuca Management in Florida 1988-1998 (PDF | 1.22 MB)
Florida Exotic Plant Pest Council.

Research Publications - The Areawide Pest Management and Evaluation of Melaleuca Quinquenervia
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.

Purple Loosestrife

A Purple Loosestrife Biological Control Manual for Educators: See Cella Chow! (2003)
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Wisconsin Wetlands Assocation.

Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife
Kansas Department of Agriculture.

Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife: Galerucella Rearing Guide (Jul 2007; PDF | 556 KB)
Spruce Creek Association.
Prepared by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Robert Kenning, Invasive Plant Coordinator

Purple Loosestrife Biocontrol Project
Massachusetts Office of Coast Zone Management. Wetlands Restoration Program.

Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: A Regional Management Plan (May 2004; PDF | 485 KB)
Chesapeake Bay Program.
Prepared by: The Regional Lythrum salicaria Working Group

Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) Management Plan for the Lower Hudson River Valley (Dec 2003; PDF | 161 KB)
Cornell University. Ecology and Management of Invasive Plants Program.
Submitted to: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Purple Loosestrife - Noxious Weed Integrated Vegetation Management Guide
IPM Practitioners Association.

Purple Loosestrife Management Program
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Techniques from TNC Stewards for the eradication of Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife) and Phragmites australis (common reed/Phrag) in wetlands (PDF | 52 KB)
Invasive.org.
Edited by Mandy Tu, Wildland Invasive Species Team, The Nature Conservancy, Department of Vegetable Crops & Weed Sciences, University of California at Davis

Spartina

Spartina Eradication Action Coordination Team Work Plan -- DRAFT (Apr 28, 2009)
West Coast Governor's Agreement on Ocean Health.
Open for public comment until Jul 10, 2009.
Please send comments to: comments@westcoastoceans.gov

Water Chestnut

Water Chestnut (Trapa natans) in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: A Regional Management Plan (Dec 10, 2003; PDF | 470 KB)
Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

Aquatic Animals

• Alewife / Species Profile
• Apple Snail
• Asian Carps / Species Profile
• Ballast Water / Species Profile
• Chinese Mitten Crab / Species Profile
• European Green Crab / Species Profile
• Mute Swan
• New Zealand Mudsnail / Species Profile
• Nutria / Species Profile
• Ruffe / Species Profile
• Sea Lamprey / Species Profile
• Snakehead / Species Profile
• Zebra Mussel; Dreissena species / Species Profile

Alewife

Alternative Strategies for the Management of Non-Indigenous Alewives in Lake St. Catherine, Vermont (Apr 2004; PDF | 504 KB)
Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Apple Snail

Statewide Strategic Control Plan for Apple Snail (Pomacea canaliculata) in Hawai'i (Sep 30, 2006; PDF | 8.26 MB)
Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project.
Produced by: Penny Levin, Conservation Planner with Onipa'a Na Hui Kalo
Submitted by: The Hawai'i Land Restoration Institute

Asian Carps

Management and Control Plan for Bighead, Black, Grass, and Silver carps in the United States (Oct 2007; PDF | 3.62 MB)
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.
Prepared by: Asian Carp Working Group

DRAFT Management and Control Plan for Asian carps in the United States (Apr 2006; PDF | 4 MB)
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.
Prepared by: Asian Carp Working Group

Ballast Water

Ballast Water and Introduced Species: Management Options for Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island (Jan 2002; PDF | 1.3 MB) and Executive Summary (PDF | 33 KB)
Narragansett Bay Estuary Program.

Chinese Mitten Crab

National Management Plan for the Genus Eriochheir (Mitten crabs) (Nov 2003; PDF | 1.3 MB)
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.
Prepared by: Chinese Mitten Crab Working Group

European Green Crab

Management Plan for the European Green Crab (Nov 13, 2002; PDF | 516 KB)
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.

National Control Plan for the European Green Shore Crab (2008; PDF | 774 KB)
Commonwealth of Australia.

Mute Swan

Atlantic Flyway Mute Swan Management Plan 2003-2013 (Jul 2003)
Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Prepared by: Snow Goose, Brant, and Swan Committee, Atlantic Flyway Technical Section, Atlantic Flyway Council.

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) in the Chesapeake Bay: A Draft Bay-Wide Management Plan (Nov 2003; PDF | 148 KB)
Chesapeake Bay Program.
Prepared by: The Chesapeake Bay Mute Swan Working Group

Mute Swans in Maryland: A Statewide Management Plan (Apr 14, 2003)
Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

Mute Swan Management Plan (2006; PDF | 318 KB)
State of Rhode Island and Providence Planatations. Department of Environmental Management. Division of Fish and Wildlife.

New Zealand Mudsnail

National Management and Control Plan for the New Zealand Mudsnail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) (May 2007; PDF | 948 KB)
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. New Zealand Mudsnail Management and Control Plan Working Group.

Nutria

Nutria (Myocastor coypus) in the Chesapeake Bay: A Draft Bay-Wide Management Plan (Nov 2003; PDF | 491 KB)
Chesapeake Bay Program.
Prepared by: The Chesapeake Bay Nutria Working Group

Ruffe

Ruffe Control Program (Nov 1996; PDF | 750 KB)
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.
Submitted to the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force by the Ruffe Control Committee

Sea Lamprey

Sea Lamprey Management Program
DOI. FWS. Marquette Biological Station.

Snakehead

Snakehead Scientific Advisory Panel: First Report to the Maryland Secretary of Natural Resources (Jul 26, 2002)
Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

Northern Snakehead Fish Eradication Plan
New York Department of Environmental Conservation.

Rapid Response Plan for the Northern Snakehead (Channa argus) in Massachusetts (Jun 2005; PDF | 762 KB)
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Zebra Mussel

2009 Interagency Dreissena Monitoring Plan for Western Waters -- Working Draft (Jun 26, 2009; DOC | 422 KB)
Stop Aquatic Hitchikers. Mussel Monitoring & Detection.

Developing Environmentally Sound Methods and Strategies to Control Zebra Mussels at Public Facilities (Mar 1994; PDF | 30 KB)
Sea Grant Nonindigenous Species.
Proceedings of the Fourth International Zebra Mussel Conference, Madison, Wisconsin

Expanded Zebra (Quagga) Mussel Action Plan (Mar 2007; PDF | 323 KB)
DOI. NPS. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.

Columbia River Basin Interagency Invasive Species Response Plan: Zebra Mussels and Other Dreissenid Species (Oct 2008)
100th Meridian Initiative. Columbia River Basin Team.
The current October 2008 version of this document has been signed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission, and the states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The plan describes actions that should be implemented in the event of a zebra or quagga mussel introduction.

Pueblo Zebra Mussel Response Plan (Updated Dec 1, 2008; PDF | 2.3 MB)
Colorado State Parks. Colorado Department of Natural Resources.
This plan was written to document the response taken by State Parks in spring of 2008 after the confirmation of zebra mussels in Lake Pueblo in Jan, 2008. It examines the lake and it's environment and the protocols put in place to limit the spread of Aquatic Nuisance Species both into and out of Lake Pueblo.

Rapid Response Plan for the Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in Massachussets (Jun 2005; PDF | 639 KB)
Massachussets Department of Conservation and Recreation. Prepared by ENSR International.

Quagga - Zebra Mussel Action Plan for Western U.S. Waters (QZAP) (2009; PDF | 799 KB)
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.
Submitted to the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force (Oct 2009) by the Western Regional Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species.

Quagga and Zebra Mussel Control Strategies Workshop (PDF | 901 KB)
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.
Apr 3-4, 2008 in Henderson, Nevada

Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: A Regional Management Plan (May 2004; PDF | 718 KB)
Chesapeake Bay Program.
Prepared by: The Regional Dreissena polymorpha Working Group

Zebra Mussel Management Strategy for Northern Ireland 2004-2010 (May 2004; PDF | 529 KB)
Invasive Species Ireland.