13th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species HOSTED BY September 20 to 24, 2004 Lynch West County Hotel Ennis, County Clare, Ireland Conference Host Institute of Technology, Sligo, Ballinode, Sligo, Ireland Honourary Conference Co-Chairs Pat the Cope Gallagher, Minister of State, Department of Environment and Local Government, Ireland Timothy R.E. Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, USA John Cooley, Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Technical Programme Committee Chair: Frances Lucy, Institute of Technology, Sligo Past Chair: Beth MacKay, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Renata Claudi, RNT Consulting Inc., Emeritus Dan Minchin, Marine Organism Investigations Charles Boylen, Darrin Fresh Water Institute Robert Hester, Ontario Power Generation Ron Pierce, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Dennis Wright, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Francine MacDonald, Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters Sharon Gross, US Geological Survey Bivan Patnaik, US Coast Guard Stephen McElvany, US Office of Naval Research Margaret Dochoda, Great Lakes Fishery Commission Glenn Rhett, US Army Engineer Research & Development Center David F. Reid, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pam Thibodeaux, US Fish & Wildlife Service Contents Conference Program . i MONDAY SEPTEMBER 20 International Cooperation Towards Science, Policy and Information Exchange Vectors, Detectors and Inspectors . 1 Dan Minchin, Marine Organism Investigations, Ireland Managing the Global Invasive Species Problem – Some Lessons Learned From Experience with National, Regional and Global Programmes . 2 Greg Sherley, Principal Regional Scientist, New Zealand Department of Conservation, New Zealand Invasive Aquatic Species and Ships Across the Sea – the IMO Response, Reflections and Direction. 3 Jean-Claude Sainlos, Director, Marine Environment Division, International Maritime Organization, England Two Nations, One Ecosystem, Working Together on Aquatic Invasive Species Management and Control . 5 The Rt. Hon. Herb Gray, Chair, Canadian Section, and The Hon. Dennis Schornack, Chair, United States, International Joint Commission Directions in Policy and Action on Aquatic Invasive Species in the United States. 6 Timothy R.E. Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA Integrating Science With Policy: The Canadian Experience . 7 John Cooley, Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Invasive Species in Ireland . 8 Jamie T.A. Dick, Quercus, Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland Introduced Aquatic Species in Europe — An Attempt at an Inventory . 9 Stephan Gollasch, GoConsult, Germany Aquatic Species Introduced in Europe – An Attempt at an Inventory . 10 Charles L. Griffiths, University of Cape Town, South Africa Post-border Management of Non-native Marine Species in New Zealand. 11 Maria Cassidy, Ministry of Fisheries, New Zealand The Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force: A Mechanism to Coordinate Efforts to Combat Aquatic Nuisance Species in Order to Protect US Waters . 12 Everett Wilson, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Executive Secretary, USA European Cooperation in Research, Information Exchange and Management of Aquatic Invasive Species . 13 Vadim Panov, Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Science, Russia Shipping: Updates on the Issues A Global Perspective on Shipping as a Vector for New Introductions . 14 Stephan Gollasch, Go Consult, Germany, Invited Bioinvasions in North America’s Great Lakes and the Shipping Vector . 15 Edward L. Mills, Cornell University, USA Vectors for Introduction of Alien Macroalgae in Europe: Hull Fouling . 16 Frédéric Mineur, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland Quantifying the Efficacy of Mid-ocean Ballast Water Exchange: An Experimental Approach . 17 Emma Verling, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, USA Ballast Water Management: Toward Understanding Treatment Efficacy . 18 Gregory M. Ruiz, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, USA Shipping: Advances in Science Modeling of Ballast Water Flow Dynamics to Understand Ballast Water Exchange . 20 Stephan Verosto, Naval Sea Systems Command Carderock, Surface Warfare Center Division, USA Transfer of Nonindigenous Species to the Laurentian Great Lakes in Residual Ballast Water From No-ballast-on-board (NOBOB) Vessels . 21 Colin D.A. van Overdijk, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Canada Modeling the Risk of Invasion by Diapausing Eggs in Residual Ballast Sediments. 22 Sarah A. Bailey, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Canada Viability of Invertebrate Diapausing Eggs Exposed to Saltwater: Implications for Great Lakes’ Ship Ballast Management . 23 Derek K. Gray, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Canada Biology of Invading Fishes The Spread of Dace – an Invasive Fish Species in Ireland . 24 Brian Hayden, Central Fisheries Board, Ireland Preliminary Results on the Movements and Microhabitat Use of Introduced Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) in Small English Streams . 25 Salius Stakenas, Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquatic Science (CEFAS), England Risk Assessment of Introduced Black Carp in the United States: Potential Geographic Range and Ecological Impacts . 26 Leo G. Nico and Howard L. Jelks, US Geological Survey, FISC – Center for Aquatic Resources Studies Invasive Freshwater Fish and Water Clarity Decline in New Zealand, North Island Lakes . 27 David Rowe, National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand Aquatic Invasive Species Impacts Upon the Lake Erie Sport Fishery. 28 Fred L. Snyder, Ohio Sea Grant, USA Complex Interactions Between Native and Invasive Fish: The Simultaneous Effects of Multiple Negative Interactions . 29 Russell Rader, Brigham Young University, USA Occurrence of an Introduced Freshwater Fish, the Rio Grande Cichlid (Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum), in Estuarine Habitats of Southeastern Louisiana, USA: Can We Assume That Estuaries are Effective Barriers to Expansion?. 30 Martin T. O'Connell, University of New Orleans, USA Early Life Interactions Between Native Cyprinids and Invasive Sunbleak Leucaspius deliniatus in a Three-lake System . 31 Kathleen Beyer, University of Hull, England Heterosporis Sp. (Microspora): A New Parasite From Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) And Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) In Minnesota, Wisconsin and Lake Ontario, North America . 32 Dan Sutherland, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, USA Global Management Efforts Guilty Until Proven Innocent or Innocent Until Proven Guilty? The Further Development of Criteria for Assigning Introduced versus Endemic Status . 33 Marnie Campbell, Ministry of Fisheries, New Zealand Guilty Until Proven Innocent or Innocent Until Proven Guilty? The Practical Biosecurity Management of Cryptogenic Species . 34 Chad Hewitt, Ministry of Fisheries, New Zealand Italian Project on Aquatic Invasive Species in Italian Seas . 35 Franco Andaloro, Central Institute of Research Applied to the Sea (ICRAM), Italy The Proposed Australian System for the Prevention and Management of Marine Pest Incursions . 36 Jacinta Innes, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forests, Australia Status, Environmental Considerations for Invasive Seaweads for the Pacific Coast of North America. 37 Hans Herrmann, Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America Prediction Modeling and Risk Assessment Developing Technologies for AIS Risk Assessment for US Army Corps of Engineers Projects . 38 Alfred F. Cofrancesco, Jr., US Army Engineer Research & Development Center, USA Life-history Variation and the Spread of Aquatic Nonindigenous Species Across Ontario Lakes . 39 Jim Muirhead, Great Lakes Institute, University of Windsor, Canada Emerging Threats: Potential Geographic Distributions of Temperate Aquatic Invasive Species . 40 Daniel A. Kluza, US Environmental Protection Agency, USA Watershed Characteristics and Nonindigenous Fish in Mid-Atlantic Streams . 41 Michael W. Slimak, US Environmental Protection Agency, USA Shipping: Advances in Science US Coast Guard Shipboard Technology Evaluation Program . 42 Richard Everett, US Coast Guard, USA The US Ballast Water Technology Demonstration Program: Progress Report . 43 Pamela Thibodeaux, US Fish & Wildlife Service, USA Evaluation of Filtration Components for Ballast Water Treatment . 44 Edward J. Lemieux, Naval Research Laboratory, USA Evaluation of a New Method for Control of Aquatic Invasive Species: Effects of Carbon Dioxide and Stack Gas Supersaturation on LT50. 45 Barnaby J. Watten, US Geological Survey, USA Rapid Deoxygenation of Ballast Water: Effectiveness and Applicability of a Bio-reactive Process . 46 Yves de Lafontaine, Environment Canada, Canada Treatment of Ships’ Ballast Water Using the Strong Dielectric Barrier Discharge . 47 Mingdong Bai, Dalian Maritime University, China Development, Verification and Installation of Electro-ionization Technology for Ballast Water Treatment on a Cruise Ship . 48 C.E. Bud Leffler, Marine Environmental Partners, USA Engineered Biomimetic Surfaces to Reduce Ulva Zoospore Settlement . 50 Anthony Brennan, University of Florida, USA Acute Toxicity of SeaKleen (Menadione) to Zooplankton Diapausing Eggs . 51 David Raikow, NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, USA Development of Full-Scale Ballast Water Treatment Systems for the Control of Aquatic Nuisance Species. 52 Tom Mackey, Hyde Marine Inc. Design