Sunday Workshop
Successful Zebra Mussel Treatment: An Overview of Essential Elements of What We Have Learned
Tony Van Oostrom, Senior Environmental Advisor, Niagara Plant Group, Ontario Power Generation, Canada
Plenary Session: Aquatic Invasive Species in a Changing World
Can We Predict (and Prevent) Aquatic Invasions?
Hugh J. MacIsaac, Director, CAISN Network and University of Windsor, GLIER, Canada
Can We Predict the Impacts of Aquatic Invasions?
Anthony Ricciardi, McGill University, Redpath Museum, Canada
Aquatic Invasive Species: Closing the Science-Policy Gap
Wendy Watson-Wright, Assistant Deputy Minister, Science Sector, Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
A Century of Cooperation Protecting Our Shared Waters
Rt. Hon. Herb Gray, P.C., C.C., Q.C., Canadian Chair, International Joint Commission
Sustainability – 50 Years and Counting
Richard Corfe, President and CEO, St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, Canada
A-1 Shipping: Great Lakes Management
Joint US/Canadian Ballast Water Inspection Program: A Binational Approach to Securing the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River
Matt Edwards, US Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment, USA
Update on the Canadian Ballast Water Database
Sonya C. Santavy, Transport Canada, Ontario Region, Canada
The Great Ships Initiative: Making Ballast Treatment in the Great Lakes a Reality
Allegra Cangelosi, Northeast-Midwest Institute, USA
Timelines for Implementing Commercial Ballast Water Treatment Systems
Dale B. Bergeron, Minnesota Sea Grant College Program, USA
B-1 Tunicates
Modeling the Effectiveness of Searches for Invasive Tunicates in a Prince Edward Island Estuary
Lisa G. Kanary, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Invasion Pathways of the Clubbed Tunicate Styela clava in the Northeastern Pacific
John A. Darling, US EPA, National Exposure Research Laboratory, USA
Risk Analysis for the Introduction of Non-indigenous Ascidians
Martin H. Davis, Fawley Biofouling Services, UK
C-1 Control
Integrated Approach to Protecting Industrial Assets from Macrofouling
Renata Claudi, RNT Consulting Inc., Canada
New Challenges for the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier
Philip B. Moy, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant, USA
UV 101: The Basics of UV Disinfection
Ji An, Trojan Technologies, Canada
UV Inactivation of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus (VHSV IVb, Great Lakes Drum Isolate)
Linda Sealey, Trojan Technologies, Canada
D-1 Education and Outreach
Please Don’t Dump in Our Oceans: Innovative, Educational, Outreach Products Featuring Lionfish and Caulerpa taxifolia Created by Educators for Educators
Linda Walters, University of Central Florida, Department of Biology, USA
Aquatic Invaders: Sea Grant/AZA Project Explains Pathways to Zoo and Aquarium Audiences
Katie Mosher Patterson, North Carolina Sea Grant, USA
Mandatory HACCP Training for Bait Harvesters: Ontario’s Approach
Beth Brownson, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Canada
Boat Washing Stations — Palliative or Cure?
Douglas A. Jensen, University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program, USA
A-2 Shipping: Canadian Research
Physical Factors Influencing the Dilution and Long Range Dispersion of Ballast Water Discharged in a Harbour
Mathew Wells, University of Toronto at Scarborough, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Canada
Invertebrates and Resting Stages in Sediment of Ballasted Ships Entering Canadian Ports
Elizabeta Briski, CAISN, University of Windsor, GLIER, Canada
Non-indigenous Dinoflagellates (Motile and Cyst Forms) Introduced by Ship Transport to Canadian Aquatic Ecosystems
Oscar Casas-Monroy, CAISN, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Canada
Pseudo-nitzschia Propagule Pressure in Ballast Water Arriving in Canadian Ports
Georgia Klein, CAISN, Mount Allison University, Canada
Does Genetic Structure of Diatom Populations Change During a Transoceanic Voyage?
Michael L. MacGillivary, CAISN, Mount Allison University, Canada
Diatom Propagule Supply for Canadian Ports – Initial Results of a Two-year Survey
Irena Kaczmarska, Mount Allison University, Department of Biology, Canada
Ballast Water Abundance and Composition of Heterotrophic Prokaryotes Discharged into Canadian Harbours
Bei Sun, CAISN, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Bacterial Dynamics in Ballast Water During Trans-Pacific Voyages of Bulk Carriers
Jennica Seiden, CAISN, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
B-2 Tunicate
Monitoring for Tunicates in Nova Scotia
Benedikte Vercaemer, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Canada
First Occurrence of the Invasive Colonial Ascidian Didemnum vexillum to Utilize Eelgrass Zostera marina as Substrate
Mary R. Carman, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Geology and Geophysics Department, USA
Rapid Response to a New Marine Invader in Ireland – Didemnum spp.
John Kelly, EnviroCentre, Northern Ireland
Successful Eradication of the Colonial Violet Tunicate, Botrylloides violaceus, in Belleoram Harbour, Fortune Bay, on the Southern Newfoundland Coast – Rapid Response and Mitigation Strategy
Cynthia H. McKenzie, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, Canada
Development of a Portable Aquatic Laboratory for Mitigation Studies on Aquatic Invasive Tunicates
Garth Arsenault, University of Prince Edward Island, Atlantic Veterinary College, Canada
New Mitigation Options Against Ciona intestinalis
Christine Paetzold, University of Prince Edward Island, Atlantic Veterinary College, Canada
Field Trial to Optimize High-pressure Water Treatment for Ciona intestinalis on Mussel Aquaculture on Prince Edward Island
Aaron Ramsay, University of Prince Edward Island, Atlantic Veterinary College, Canada
Washington State’s Response to Invasive Tunicates in Puget Sound: Accomplishments, Lessons Learned and Next Steps
Kevin Anderson, Puget Sound Partnership, USA
C-2 Control
Ultraviolet for Golden Mussel Larvae Control and Microcystis Removal as Pilot Experiments
Cintia Pinheiro dos Santos, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Centro de Ecologia, Brazil
Control and Eradication of the Invasive Ectoparasite (Gyrodactylus salaris) on Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) in Norway
Jarle Steinkjer, Directorate for Nature Management, Norway
Invasive Fish Eradication Using Rotenone Derived Products in Water Bodies of Andalusia (Southern Spain)
Carlos Fernández-Delgado, University of Córdoba, Department of Zoology, Spain
Better Biocide Delivery to Fouling Surfaces: Reaching the Interface from Within
Sanjeevi Rajagopal, Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Wetland and Water Research, The Netherlands
Chronic Thermal Tolerance Limits of Quagga Mussels from Lake Mead (Arizona/Nevada) Relative to Zebra Mussels from Oklahoma, Kansas and New York
Robert F. McMahon, University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Eradication of Introduced Signal Crayfish (Pasifastacus leniusculus) and Rudd (Scardinius erythropthalmus) Using the Pharmaceutical BETAMAX VET®
Helge Bardal, National Veterinary Institute, Section for Environmental and Biosecurity Measures, Norway
D-2 Education and Outreach
Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!TM – A Successful Campaign Preventing the Spread of AIS
Douglas A. Jensen, University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program, USA
Watercraft Inspection Training for Dreissenid Mussels in the Western United States
Stephen H. Phillips, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, USA
Using Interactive Web Technology to Educate and Inspire Community Action to Address Aquatic Invaders
Robin Goettel, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Program, USA
Invasive Wetlands Plants Campaign and Outreach Tools
Hélène Godmaire, Great Lakes United, Union Saint-Laurent Grands Lacs, Canada
Linking Science, Community, and Action Through Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Education: Outcomes of a Pilot Project and Why it Worked
Samuel Chan, Oregon State University, Sea Grant College Program and Extension Service, USA
Understanding Citizens’ Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Behaviors that Prevent the Spread of Invasive Species: Applications for a Statewide Awareness Campaign
Samuel Chan, Oregon State University, Sea Grant College Program and Extension Service, USA
Aquatic Invasive Species Watercraft Inspection Program in NW Ontario, Canada
Laurie Wesson, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada
Piloting a Volunteer AIS Boater Education Program: Michigan’s Experience with Clean Boats, Clean Waters
Carol Y. Swinehart, Michigan Sea Grant College Program, USA
Speed Poster Presentations
Ships as Vectors for Freshwater Bryozoans
Rebekah Kipp, McGill University, Redpath Museum, Canada
Assessing the Economic Impacts of Aquatic Invasive Species in the United Kingdom
Matthew P.J. Oreska, University of Cambridge, Department of Zoology, UK
Numerical Modelling for the Economic Costs of Biological Invasion
Simone Delphim, National Laboratory for Scientific Computing - LNCC, Brazil
Navigational Buoy Monitoring for Invasive Species in the St. Lawrence River and Lower Laurentian Great Lakes (2007-2009), with Addition of Molecular Biomonitoring for Epidemiology of Zoonotic Pathogens
David Bruce Conn, Berry College, School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, USA
Early Colonisation of the Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in Lough Neagh Northern Ireland: Ecological and Consequential Socio-economic Impacts for the Rural Eel Fishing Industry
Sarah McLean, Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland
Biology and Post-emergence Herbicidal Management of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in the Water Bodies of Southern India
Chinnagounder Chinnusamy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India
Dinoflagellate Cysts as Indicators of Potential Introduction of Invasive Marine Species in East Coast Canadian Ports
Olivia Lacasse, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Institut des Sciences de la Mer de Rimouski, Canada
Plenary Session: Commercial Shipping in a Changing World
Does Increased Regulation Effectively Prevent New Introductions of AIS?
Ivan Lantz, Shipping Federation of Canada, Canada
Challenges and Solutions to Test the Performance of Ballast Water Treatment Systems Onboard Vessels According to the IMO Type Approval Guideline
Stephan Gollasch, GoConsult, Germany
A-3 Shipping: Policy
US Coast Guard’s Proposed Ballast Water Discharge Standard Rulemaking
Bivan R. Patnaik, US Coast Guard, Environmental Standards Division, USA
US Coast Guard’s Proposed Ballast Water Management System Approval Procedures
Richard A. Everett, US Coast Guard, Environmental Standards Division, USA
US Coast Guard’s Ballast Water Management Program: Developing a US Administration Type Approval Process for Ballast Water Management Systems that Make Use of Biocides, Active Substances or Preparations
John C. Morris, US Coast Guard, Environmental Standards Division, USA
Invasive Species Threat to the Arctic
Farrah Chan, CAISN, University of Windsor, GLIER, Canada
Have the New Ballast Water Regulations and Inspection Program Reduced the Risk of NIS Introductions for the Laurentian Great Lakes?
Matthew G. Deneau, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Canada
The US Environmental Protection Agency’s Vessel General Permit
Bill Bolen, US Environmental Protection Agency
B-3 Dreissena
Changes in Behaviour of Dreissena polymorpha (Bivalvia) Induced by Potential Fish Predators of Various Species and Size
Jaros?aw Kobak, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Institute of General and Molecular Biology, Poland
Do Life History Traits Mediate Exotic Species Replacement? A Case Study of Zebra and Quagga Mussels
Lisa A. Jones, McGill University, Redpath Museum, Canada
Distribution and Ecology of Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) in the Newly Formed Cardiff Bay
Muriel Alix, Faye Cardiff University, School of Biosciences, Wales
Does Size Matter? A Quantitative Assessment of Human Waterborne Pathogens in Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Size Ranges Found in an Irish “at Risk” Lake
Frances Lucy, Institute of Technology, Sligo, Ireland
Recent Dramatic Changes in the Offshore Benthic Community of Lake Michigan
Thomas F. Nalepa, NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, USA
Recent Dramatic Dreissenid-Induced Changes in Offshore Pelagic Food Webs of the Great Lakes: Mechanisms and Global Implications
Henry A. Vanderploeg, NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, USA
C-3 Control
Chlorine Minimization for Biofouling Control in Industrial Cooling Water Systems: Comparison of Different Modes of Chlorination
Sanjeevi Rajagopal, Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Wetland and Water Research, The Netherlands
The Use of Potassium Chloride to Control Zebra Mussels in an Open Body of Water
Dan Butts, ASI Group Ltd., Canada
Pseudomonas fluorescens Strain CL145A as a Zebra and Quagga Mussel Control Agent
Daniel P. Molloy, New York State Museum, Division of Research and Collections, USA
Commercialization of a Pseudomonas fluorescens strain for Controlling Zebra and Quagga Mussels
Pamela Marrone, Marrone Organic Innovations, Inc., US
BioBullets: Effective Control of Zebra and Quagga Mussels in Industrial Settings and the Open Environment
David C. Aldridge, University of Cambridge, Department of Zoology, UK
D-3 Monitoring and Rapid Response
Application of Citizen Science and Search Theory to Optimally Detect Species at Low Density: A Case Study of Monitoring the Asian Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus)
David G. Delaney, McGill University, Department of Biology and School of Environment, Canada
A Habitat-Based Probabilistic Sampling Approach for Invasive Species in a Columbia River Reservoir
Timothy D. Counihan, US Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center, USA
Risk-Based Surveillance for the Management of Invasive Species
Christopher L. Jerde, University of Notre Dame, Department of Biological Sciences, USA
Influence of Pest Population Size at Time of Detection on the Efficacy of Ensuing Management Measures
Oliver Floerl, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand
New Method to Detect and Identify Invasive Bivalves Using a Continuous Imaging Particle Analyzer (FLOWCAM®)
Harry Nelson, Fluid Imaging Technologies, USA
The Application of Multiple Gene PCR to Single Cell Diatoms from Fixed Ballast Water Samples
Imke Lang, CAISN, Mount Allison University, Canada
A-4 Shipping: Policy Support
US Coast Guard Experience with Implementation of a Prototype Ballast Water Management Equipment Evaluation Program
Brian Moore, US Coast Guard, Environmental Standards Division, USA
Testing and Evaluation of Experimental Shipboard Ballast Water Treatment Systems for STEP: Experience and Lessons Learned
Michael G. Dyer, US Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, USA
The European Union in the Dawn of Ballast Water Management Approaches
Matej David, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport, Slovenia
Aquatic Biosecurity: Is the Bug Hunt Approach a Waste of Time?
Marty Deveney, SARDI Australia
B-4 Dreissena
The Effect of Temperature on Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Densities in Two Oklahoma Reservoirs
Chad J. Boeckman, Oklahoma State University, Ecotoxicology and Water Quality Research Laboratory, USA
Laboratory Spawning and Mortality of Quagga Mussel (Dreissena bugensis) Embryos and Larvae from the Newly Established Population in the Southwestern United States
Kevin B. Johnson, Florida Institute of Technology, Department of Marine and Environmental Systems, USA
When is an Invasive Species Not Invasive? Contrasting Filter-Feeding Mussels in Coastal Ecosystems and Freshwater Lakes
Kevin B. Johnson, Florida Institute of Technology, Department of Marine and Environmental Systems, USA
Interactions Between Pollution and Parasitism in Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha)
Laëtitia Minguez, Université Paul Verlaine – Metz, Laboratoire des Interactions, Ecotoxicologie, Biodiversité, Ecosystèmes, France
C-4 Fish
Stock-Recruit Model: An Underused Tool to Manage Aquatic Invasive Fishes
Michael Hoff, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Fisheries Division, USA
Population Increment of Native and Alien Fish Species in The Dutch Rivers Rhine and Meuse: Competition and Relations with Environmental Variables
Martijn Dorenbosch, Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Wetland and Water Research, The Netherlands
Some Life-history Patterns of Non-native Monkey Goby Neogobius fluviatilis (Pallas, 1814) from the River Ipel’ (Slovakia)
Mária Cápová-Placha, Comenius University, Department of Ecology, Slovakia
Observations of the Ecology of the Goby Rhinogobius brunneus, a Recent Introduction to the Columbia River
Christopher Walker, US Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center, USA
D-4 Monitoring and Rapid Response
Binational Aquatic Invasive Species Rapid Response Policy Framework – An Update on International Joint Commission Activities
Mark J. Burrows, International Joint Commission, Great Lakes Regional Officei, Canada
Rapid Detection of Invasive Species in Ballast Water Using Molecular Methods
Andrew R. Mahon, University of Notre Dame, Center for Aquatic Conservation, USA
Development of a Standardized PCR Method for Dreissenid Mussel Monitoring
John S. Wood, Pisces Molecular, LLC, USA
Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring in Alaska
Lisa Ka’aihue, Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council, USA
A-5 Shipping: US Research
Determining the Viability of Organisms in Size Classes Defined by the IMO Convention and the US Environmental Technology Verification Program
Lisa A. Drake, Science Applications International Corporation, USA
Validation of Biological Methods for Full Scale Treatment Testing
Scott C. Riley, Science Applications International Corporation, USA
Pilot Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Test Report of the Severn Trent DeNora BalPureTM Ballast Water Treatment System
Jonathan Grant, Battenkill Technologies Inc., USA
Concentrating High Densities of Ambient Plankton for Use in Ballast Water Treatment Testing
Mia Steinberg, US Naval Research Laboratory, USA
Overview of the Naval Research Laboratory’s Phytoplankton Enumeration Experiment Workshop
Bruce N. Nelson, Battenkill Technologies Inc., USA
Determination of Accuracy and Precision in Plankton Enumeration Methods in Ballast Water Treatment System Testing
Edward J. Lemieux, US Naval Research Laboratory, USA
Computation Fluid Dynamics Characterization of Inline Sampling for Ballast Water Discharges
Edward J. Lemieux, US Naval Research Laboratory, USA
B-5 Golden Mussel
Effect of Invasive Bivalves Dreissena polymorpha and Limnoperna fortunei on Benthic Communities
Lyubov E. Burlakova, Buffalo State College, Great Lakes Center, USA
Effects of the Presence and Density of Conspecifics on Settling Juveniles of the Invasive Bivalve Limnoperna fortunei
Paula Sardiña, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina
Colonization Pattern and Population Density of the Invasive Bivalve Limnoperna fortunei in a Reservoir in Central Argentina
Alexander Karatayev, Buffalo State College, Great Lakes Center, USA
Potential Distribution of Golden Mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) in North America Based on Environmental Limits Observed in a Tropical Wetland of Brazil
Márcia Divina de Oliveira, Embrapa Pantanal, Brazil
Session C-5 Fish
Sex Ratio as One of the Major Factors Promoting the Invasion of the Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in the Gulf of Gdansk
Mariusz R. Sapota, University of Gdan´sk, Institute of Oceanography, Department of Marine Biology and Ecology, Poland
Status of the Non-native Gobiids in Fish Communities and Food Webs of the Lower Vistula River (Central Poland) 3-5 Years After Their Appearance
Tomasz Kakareko, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Protection, Poland
Present Status of the North American Umbra pygmaea (Eastern Mudminnow) in Flanders (Belgium) and in Europe
Hugo Verreycken, Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Belgium
Impacts of Introduced Aquatic Alien Species in European Aquaculture Initiatives
Stephan Gollasch, GoConsult, Germany
Life History Traits of Invasive Topmouth Gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva) from Europe
Eva Záhorská, Comenius University, Department of Ecology, Slovakia
How Will Climate Change Factors, Such as Increased Temperature and River Discharge, Affect the Growth, Reproduction and Dispersal of Non-native Freshwater Fishes in UK Waters?
Gordon H. Copp, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK
Do Native Predators Feed on Exotic Preys? An Answer for Round Goby in a Multi-Species Assemblage of Piscivorous Fish (St. Lawrence River, Canada)
Yorick Reyjol, Ministère des Ressources Naturelles et de la Faune du Québec, Canada
D-5 Monitoring and Rapid Response
Volunteer Based Early Detection and Rapid Response; Examples of Successful Partnerships Addressing Non-native Finfish in the Tropical Western Atlantic
Lad Akins, Reef Environmental Education Foundation, USA
Standardizing Sampling Techniques for Potamopyrgus antipodarum (New Zealand Mudsnail) to Establish Early Detection and Monitoring Programs
Jill M. Hardiman, US Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center, USA
The Adirondack Park: A Region of Opportunities for Successful Aquatic Invasive Species Spread Prevention and Management
Hilary A. Smith, The Nature Conservancy-Adirondack Chapter, USA
Developing and Implementing a Citizen Volunteer Lake Water Quality Monitoring Program on 20 Northwestern Montana Lakes for Early Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Detection
John L. Wachsmuth, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, USA
Biological Synopsis of Selected Phytoplankton New to the Bay of Fundy
Jennifer L. Martin, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Biological Station, Canada
Green Marine and its Environmental Program
David Bolduc, Green Marine, Canada
A-6 Shipping: Great Lakes Research
The Role of Domestic Shipping as a Vector for Introduction and Spread of Aquatic Non-indigenous Species in the Great Lakes
Sarah Bailey, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada
Brine as an Alternative Treatment of Water Ballast Tanks for Non-compliant Ships Wishing to Enter the
St. Lawrence Seaway
Philip T. Jenkins, Philip T Jenkins & Associates Ltd., Canada
Brine Treatment for Limiting Spread of Non-indigenous Species via Ballast Water
Johanna Bradie, CAISN, University of Windsor, GLIER, Canada
Great Lakes Shipping, Trade and AIS: A Report from the US Transportation Research Board
Hugh MacIsaac, National Academy of Sciences, Canada
B-6 Risk Analysis
South Australian Caulerpa taxifolia Invasions: Are They Inconsequential?
Marty Deveney, SARDI, Australia
Patterns of Invasion in Western Europe: Can We Predict Which Aquatic Invaders to Expect in Britain and Ireland?
Philine S.E. zu Ermgassen, University of Cambridge, Department of Zoology, UK
Statewide Risk Analysis for the Spread of Zebra and Quagga Mussels in Colorado, USA
Jonathan M. Bossenbroek, University of Toledo, Lake Erie Center and Department of Environmental Sciences, USA
Hung Out to Dry: Fitness Loss Due to Desiccation of Eurasian Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) and Implications for Efficient Risk Management
Matthew A. Barnes, University of Notre Dame, Department of Biological Sciences, USA
Investigating Patterns of Risk Activity Within an Invasion Pathway
Andrew Drake, CAISN, University of Toronto, Canada
Predicting the Secondary Spread of Bythotrephes longimanus (Spiny Waterflea) in the 2EB Watershed in Ontario
Erin L. Gertzen, CAISN, McGill University, Canada
C-6 Invasion Biology
An Alternative Hypothesis for Invasional Meltdown: General Facilitation by Dreissena
Kristen M. DeVanna, University of Toledo, Lake Erie Center, USA
Alien Invasive Species at the Romanian Black Sea Coast – Present and Perspectives
Marius Skolka, University “Ovidius”of Constantaza, Romania
Genetic Structure of Native and Introduced Populations of the Charru Mussel Mytella charruana
Eric Hoffman, University of Central Florida, Department of Biology, USA
Invasion Genetics of the Round Goby (Apollonia melanostoma = Neogobius melanostomus): Founding Sources, Spatial Patterns, and Temporal Changes
Carol A. Stepien, University of Toledo, Lake Erie Center, USA
Biological Invasions in Aquatic Ecosystems of the Lake Baikal Basin
Dimitriy V. Matafonov, Institute of General and Experimental Biology, Russia
Introduction of Aquatic Organisms to Thailand Via Aquarium Trade
Suchana Chavanich, Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Science, Department of Marine Science, Thailand
D-6 Western Dreissena
Overview of U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Water Systems and Their Invasion by Quagga and Zebra Mussels
Fred L. Nibling Jr., U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, USA
The Quagga Mussel: Dealing with an Invasive Species
Leonard Willett, US Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Dams Office, USA
Response of Southern Nevada Water Authority to the Quagga Mussel Invasion of Lake Mead
Peggy Roefer, Southern Nevada Water Authority, USA
Salt River Project and the Threat of Dreissenid Invasion in the Southwest
Lesly Swanson, Salt River Project Environmental Services, USA
Exercise Those Mussels: Building Dreissenid Response Readiness Through Mock Drills
Paul Heimowitz, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1, USA
Quagga and Zebra Mussels: Are They a Major Cause of the Botulism E Epidemic? Could it Happen Out West?
Daniel P. Molloy, Division of Research and Collections, New York State Museum, USA
A-7 Shipping: Testing Technologies
The Wilh. Wilhelmsen Group Ballast Water Treatment Initiative
Iver Iversen, Wilhelmsen Ships Equipment, Norway
Continuous Treatment (UV or UV Advanced Oxidation Plus Filtration) of Ballast Water in Closed-loop Processing Proves Viable
Linda Sealey, Trojan Technologies, Canada
Methods for Measuring the Impact of UVC Treatments on Marine Phytoplankton
Benjamin F.N. Beall, University of Western Ontario, Department of Biology, Canada
Differences in the Responses of Marine Phytoplankton to Monochromatic and Polychromatic UVC
André Morson, University of Western Ontario, Department of Biology, Canada
B-7 Risk Analysis
Predation as a Component of the Risk of Establishment by Rusty Crayfish in Lakes
Darren C.J. Yeo, University of Notre Dame, Department of Biological Sciences, USA
Predicting Future Great Lakes Invaders: Global Datasets of Shipping Traffic and Environmental Conditions Identify High-risk Shipping Routes
Reuben P. Keller, University of Notre Dame, Center for Aquatic Conservation, USA
GlobalFish: An Environmental Matching Tool for Freshwater Organisms
Nicholas E. Mandrak, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Canada
A Comparison and Evaluation of Qualitative Approaches to the Assessment of Risk from Invasive Species
Marten A. Koops, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Canada
C-7 Invasion Biology
Effects of an Invasive Catfish on Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
Craig Duxbury, Walt Disney Imagineering, Research and Development, USA
The Role of Balanus improvisus in the Present Macrobenthic Communities in the Gulf of Gdansk, Southern Baltic
Anna Dziubinska, University of Gdansk, Institute of Oceanography, Poland
Vectors of Introduction, Spread and Potential Impacts of Exotic Freshwater Gastropods in Southern US
Alexander Y. Karatayev, Buffalo State College, Great Lakes Center, USA
Is the Chinese Mitten Crab Eriocheir sinensis Threatening the Baltic Coastal Ecosystem?
Monika Normant, University of Gdan´sk, Institute of Oceanography, Poland
D-7 Crustaceans
Factors Affecting the Dominance of an Invasive Amphipod (Echinogammarus ischnus) in the St. Lawrence River: Interactions with Other Introduced Species
Åsa M. Kestrup, CAISN, McGill University, Canada
Derivation of ‘Functional Responses’ as a Predictive Tool in Invasion Biology: Comparison of Invader vs Native Functional Responses and the Effects of Parasitism
Jaimie T.A. Dick, Queen’s University Belfast, Medical and Biological Centre, Northern Ireland
Plasticity of Sexual Reproductive Size in Amphipods as a Strong Survival Mechanism During Invasions. A Case Study in a Dutch Lake
Dirk Platvoet, University of Amsterdam, Zoological Museum, The Netherlands
Interference Competition Between Invasive and Native Gammaridean Amphipods, a Matter of Shelter or Intraguild Predation?
Gerard van der Velde, Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, The Netherlands
A-8 Shipping: Testing Technologies
Testing and Verification of Ballast Water Management Systems
Tor Gunnar Jantsch, Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Norway
Shipboard Trials of a Ballast Water Treatment System for US and IMO Approval – A Case Study
David A. Wright, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, USA
Land-based and Shipboard Testing of the SEDNA®-System According to the IMO Guidelines
Matthias Voigt, Hamann AG, Germany
Chlorine Dioxide as a Treatment for Ballast Water to Control Invasive Species: Shipboard Testing
Lucie Maranda, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, USA
Bacterial Response Following Chlorine Dioxide Treatment of Ballast Water
Annie Cox, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, USA
Testing Ballast Water Treatments on Microorganisms at the Great Ships Initiative Land-based Facility
Euan D. Reavie, University of Minnesota-Duluth, USA
B-8 Risk Analysis
Development of the Canadian ‘GloBallast’ System
Matthyw Thomas, BMT Fleet Technology Ltd., Canada
Ireland’s Most Unwanted – Risk Assessment and Prioritisation of Invasive Species for Management
John Kelly, EnviroCentre, Northern Ireland
Developing Risk-based Mitigation and Remediation Procedures for Non-native Freshwater Fishes: A Case Study of Pseudorasbora parva in the UK
Gareth D. Davies, Bournemouth University, Centre for Conservation Ecology and Environmental Change, UK
Marine Biosecurity Risk Evaluation to Protect High-Value Areas of New Zealand
Marnie L. Campbell, Australian Maritime College, National Centre for Marine Conservation and Resource Sustainability, Australia
C-8 Invasion Biology
Otters, Crabs and Louisiana Crayfish in Ewaso Ng’iro River: Victory of the Natives?
Mordecai O. Ogada, Kenya Wildlife Trust, Kenya
Larval Settlement Substrate Preferences of Balanus amphitrite (the Striped Barnacle), a Long-Established Invader on Florida’s East Coast
Holly Sweat, Florida Institute of Technology, Department of Marine and Environmental Systems, USA
Community-level Effects of Co-occurring Native and Exotic Ecosystem Engineers
Jessica M. Ward, McGill University, Redpath Museum, Canada
The Ecology of Invasive Hydroids on Man-made Structures in Port Phillip Bay, Australia
Isla Fitridge, University of Melbourne, Department of Zoology, Australia
Aquatic Invaders as a Vector of Spread of Parasites and Their Potential Effect on Invaded Ecosystems
Sergey E. Mastitsky, Buffalo State College, Great Lakes Center, USA
Pathway to Invasion: From Artificial Structure to Rocky Reef
Katherine A. Dafforn, University of New South Wales, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Australia
D-8 Crustaceans
Application of a Lower Food Web Productivity Model to Investigate Ecosystem Level Changes Resulting from Aquatic Invasive Species in Lake Michigan
David H. Miller, US EPA, Mid-Continent Ecology Division, Large Lakes Research Station, USA
Resting Egg Bank and Yearly Recruitment Potential of the Fishhook Waterflea (Cercopagis pengoi) in Different Areas of the Baltic Sea
Tarja Katajisto, Tvärminne Zoological Station, Finland
A Biochemical Approach to Understand the Invasion Success of an Exotic Amphipod
Sophie Sroda, Université Paul Verlaine – Metz, Laboratoire des Interactions Ecotoxicologie, Biodiversité, Ecosystèmes, France
The Swimming Performance in Native and Exotic Amphipods as a Part of Their Anti-predator Strategy
Vincent Médoc, Université Paul Verlaine – Metz, Laboratoire des Interactions Ecotoxicologie, Biodiversité, Ecosystèmes, France
Plenary Session: Emerging Issues in a Changing World
Ballast Water Management Moving Towards a New Phase
Dandu Pughiuc, International Maritime Organization, UK
A-9 Shipping: Hull Fouling
Implementing Biofouling Controls on International Shipping: The Current State of the ‘Art’
John F. Polglaze, URS, Australia
TBT Ban – A Golden Opportunity for Alien Hitchhikers?
Sanjeevi Rajagopal, Radboud University Nijmegen, , Institute for Wetland and Water Research, The Netherlands
IMProtector: a Novel In-water Treatment System for Vessel Biofouling
Ashley D.M. Coutts, Aquenal Pty Ltd., Australia
Evaluation of the Efficacy of Hull Cleaning Methods for NIS Vector Control
Chris Woods, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand
Hull Fouling as a Vector for Introduction of Non-indigenous Species
Francisco Sylvester, CAISN, University of Windsor, GLIER, Canada
B-9 Risk Analysis in a Changing World
Testing the Effects of Multiple Anthropogenic Stressors on the Spread of Invasive Species: Climate Change, Urbanization and Water Hyacinth
Juliet C. Simpson, Brown University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, USA
Effects of Global Warming and Thermal Pollution on Native and Exotic Fish Species in the Rhine
Rob S.E.W. Leuven, Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Wetland and Water Research, The Netherlands
Trinational Risk Assessment Guidelines for Alien Invasive Species: Test Cases for the Snakehead (Channidae) and Armored Catfishes (Loricariidae) in North American Waters
Roberto Mendoza, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), Faculty of Biological Sciences, Mexico
C-9 Plants
The Transformation of Aquatic Invasive Species into Environmental and Economic Activities at the Niger River Basin Initiative
Sylvie Trudel, Great Lakes United, Union Saint-Laurent Grands Lacs, Canada
Source Populations and Reproductive Mode of Invasive Cabomba caroliniana in Canada
Andrée M. McCracken, University of Guelph, Department of Integrative Biology, Canada
The Use of Life Cycle Traits in the Management of the Invasive Species Lagarosiphon major in Lough Corrib, Ireland
Stephanie Evers, Central Fisheries Board, Swords Business Campus, Ireland
Invasive Aquatic Plants: Growing Solutions in Indiana
Patrice M. Charlebois, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant/Illinois Natural History Survey, USA
Status of the Water Chestnut (Trapa natans) Eradication Program in Quebec, Canada
Isabelle Simard, Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs, Canada
Potential for Weed Biocontrol in Ireland: Azolla filiculoides Control by Stenopelmus rufinasus
Jan-Robert Baars, University College Dublin, School of Biology and Environmental Science, Ireland
D-9 Bullfrogs
Introduction and Session Overview
Stan A. Orchard, BullfrogControl.com Inc., Canada
A Practical and Effective Approach to Bullfrog Control and Eradication
Stan A. Orchard, BullfrogControl.com Inc., Canada
Mechanisms Behind the Successful Invasion of Bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) in the Northwest United States
Tiffany S. Garcia, Oregon State University, Fisheries and Wildlife Department, USA
The American Bullfrog as Predator and Cannibal: What are the Benefits of Eating Your Own Species?
Kevin Jancowski, BullfrogControl.com Inc., Canada
Bullfrog Eradication Efforts in Scotia Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA
Thomas R. Jones, Arizona Game and Fish Department, USA
A-10 VHS in the Great Lakes
History and Current Affairs of VHS Virus
Gael Kurath,U.S. Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center, USA
Development of Improved Detection Methodologies for Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus (VHSV) and their Use in the Surveillance of the Great Lakes Region of Canada
Kyle Garver, Fisheries Oceans Canada, Pacific Biological Station, Canada
Persistence of VHSV-GL in the Absence of Clinical Disease
James W. Casey, Cornell University, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, USA
U.S. Federal Efforts to Address VHSV and Other Aquatic Animal Pathogens
P. Gary Egrie, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USA
Response of Great Lakes States to the Presence of the VHS Virus in the Region
Philip B. Moy, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute, USA
Fisheries Management Responses to the Detection of VHS (Viral Hemorrhagic Septicaemia) in Ontario
Brenda Koenig, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Canada
B-10 Lionfish
Reproductive Biology and Ecology of the Invasive Lionfishes Pterois miles and Pterois volitans
James A. Morris, Jr., NOAA National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, USA
Predicting the Impact of Invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) on Native Reef Fish Populations in the Caribbean
Stephanie J. Green, Simon Fraser University, Department of Biological Sciences, Canada
Dietary Habits and Feeding Ecology of Invasive Lionfish in the Tropical Western Atlantic
Lad Akins, Reef Environmental Education Foundation, USA
Bioenergetics and Trophic Impacts of Invasive Lionfish (Pterois miles and Pterois volitans)
James A. Morris, Jr., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, USA
C-10 Plants
Spread and Distribution of Hydrilla verticillata in North America: Where Will it Stop!
Alfred F. Cofrancesco, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, USA
Effects of Temperature, pH and Conductivity on Giant Salvinia (Salvinia molesta) Growth
Chetta Owens, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, USA
Integrating Herbicides with Mycoleptodiscus terrestris to Control Hydrilla
Linda S. Nelson, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, USA
Addressing the Invasive Risks Associated with the Importation of Plants for Planting and Status of Aquatic Federal Noxious Weeds
Christa Speekmann, US Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USA
Reproductive Ecology of Invasive Alien Potamogeton pectinatus L. in Freshwater Ecosystems of the Kashmir Himalaya, India
Zafar Reshi, University of Kashmir, Department of Botany, India
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