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National Invasive Species Information Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  • Ballast Water - Pacific Ballast Water Group

    • Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. Western Aquatic Invasive Species Resource Center.

  • Firewood Map

    • Nature Conservancy. Don't Move Firewood.

    • October is Firewood Month! Learn about firewood rules and how moving firewood hurts our environment and economy by spreading invasive species. Provides specific state information on their firewood regulations and recommendations (includes Canada and Mexico).

  • GloBallast Partnerships Programme

    • GloBallast Partnerships Programme.

    • Building Partnerships to Assist Developing Countries to Reduce the Transfer of Harmful Aquatic Organisms in Ships’ Ballast Water, simply referred to as GloBallast Partnerships (GBP), was initiated in late 2007 and is intended to build on the progress made in the original project. This was initially planned as a five-year project, from October 2007 to October 2012, but was extended until June 2017.

  • Local Government Aquatic Invasive Species Toolkit

    • Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. Western Aquatic Invasive Species Resource Center.

    • The purpose of this toolkit is to assist local governments with navigating the regulatory framework associated with high-risk priority aquatic invasive species (AIS).
      Note: In 2020, the National Sea Grant Law Center and project partner, Creative Resources Strategies, LLC, received funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct research on the role of municipalities in aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention efforts. This project resulted in the development of an online toolkit to help local governments navigate the regulatory framework associated with high-risk priority AIS.