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About the Exotic Indo-Pacific Lionfish

DOI. NPS. Biscayne National Park.

Avian Influenza

DOI. USGS. National Wildlife Health Center.

Provides news updates and other resources

Avian Influenza Current Situation Summary

DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Provides situation summaries by type (wild birds, poultry, humans) and location.

BLM Idaho Weeds and Invasives Program

DOI. Bureau of Land Management.

Boating - Permits & Inspections

DOI. NPS. Yellowstone National Park.

If you plan to use your own boat or angler float tube, you’ll need a permit and a free Yellowstone aquatic invasive species inspection. You can speed up the inspection process by arriving with a boat that is clean, drained, and dry. Watercraft that arrive dirty or with standing water will be subject to decontamination. Watercraft that cannot be properly decontaminated will be prohibited from launching.

Canal Grass: Smithsonian Scientist Clears Up Panamanian Urban Legend (Nov 30, 2020)

Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

Urban legends about the origins of canal grass in Panama abound, but the Smithsonian has new evidence that puts the question to rest. Canal grass is an invasive weed, native to Asia. Because its tiny seeds blow in the wind, it readily invades clearings and spreads to form impenetrable stands by budding from tillers and rhizomes. Once established, canal grass is challenging to eliminate.

CBP Agriculture Specialists in Florida Shine in Defending American Agriculture Across the Sunbelt (Jul 25, 2018)

DHS. Customs and Border Protection.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists have already intercepted a dozen significant and potentially destructive pests this year at various ports of entry in Florida as part of the agency's all-encompassing efforts to safeguard American agriculture.

Unknown pests pose a significant risk in agriculture due to a lack of knowledge in controlling the pests and the extent of damage they can cause to crops. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entomologists recently classified eight pests discovered by CBP agriculture specialists in Florida as first-in-the-nation interceptions and another pest as a new species.

Ecological Science: Invasive Species

USDA. NRCS. Pennsylvania.

Everglades National Park - Florida Invaders

DOI. National Park Service.

Field Guide to the Nonindigenous Marine Fishes of Florida (Sep 2009)

DOI. USGS. Publications Warehouse.

Fish and Aquatic Species - Whirling Disease

DOI. NPS. Yellowstone National Park.

Galápagos Islands Have 10 Times More Alien Marine Species Than Once Thought (Mar 28, 2019)

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.

More than 50 non-native species have found their way to the Galápagos Islands, over 10 times more than scientists previously thought, reports a new study in Aquatic Invasions published Thursday, March 28. The study, a joint effort of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Williams College, and the Charles Darwin Foundation, documents 53 species of introduced marine animals in this UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of the largest marine protected areas on Earth. Before this study came out, scientists knew about only five.

Have You Seen This Mosquito? Aggressive Mosquito Species Vanishes from Pacific Island (Feb 28, 2018)

DOI. United States Geological Survey.

The Asian tiger mosquito can carry dread diseases like Zika, and yellow and dengue fever. After it vanished from Palmyra Atoll, an island in the tropical Pacific, USGS researchers and partners set out to find out why.

Indian River Lagoon Species Inventory - Alternanthera philoxeroides