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Conference of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers.
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers have identified the "least wanted" aquatic invasive species (AIS) that present an imminent threat to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River region. In 2013, the Governors and Premiers committed to take priority action on the transfer of these species to and within the region. Since then, the states and provinces have taken more than 50 separate actions to restrict these high-risk AIS, and the US federal government has similarly restricted four of the species. See also: Aquatic Invasive Species for more resources.
Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Marine Invasions Research Lab. National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS).
The Chesapeake Bay Database project ended in 2020. This site will remain available for historical reference, but the database has not been updated since 2020 and will not receive any further updates. See more information in the project overview. For up to date information on introduced marine and estuarine invertebrates and algae in Chesapeake Bay, please visit the NEMESIS North American database.