Proceedings of the Asian Carp Working Group Meeting May 24, 2004 Columbia, Missouri Hosted by: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Carterville Fishery Resources Office 9053 Route 148 Marion, Illinois 62959 Facilitated by: Parks Consulting Group January 2005 Image credits: silver carp (top left) Fish Market a.s. (Czech Republic); bighead carp (bottom right) David Riecks, UIUC/IL-IN Sea Grant. The information contained in this report is provided as documentation of the Asian Carp Working Group meeting held May 24, 2004, in Columbia, Missouri, and does not necessarily reflect the position of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Table of Contents Acknowledgements....................................................................................................................iii Executive Summary................................................................................................................... iv Asian Carp Working Group Meeting Objectives........................................................................ 1 Problem Statement.............................................................................................................. 1 Background......................................................................................................................... 2 Purpose and Expectations ................................................................................................... 3 Approach............................................................................................................................. 3 Proposed Goals and Objectives .................................................................................................. 4 Summary of Presentations .......................................................................................................... 6 Opening Remarks - Jay Rendall ......................................................................................... 6 Objectives of the Asian Carp Working Group Meeting - Greg Conover ........................... 7 National Management Plan for Asian Carp: Purpose and Process - Erin Williams ........... 9 Asian Carp Distributions in the United States - Amy Benson.......................................... 11 Bigheaded Carps, Genus Hypophthalmichthys: Status of Biological Synopses and Risk Assessments - Cindy Kolar......................................................................................... 13 Black Carp: Life Cycle, Habitat Requirements, and Potential Range - Dr. Leo Nico (and Howard Jelks) ............................................................................................................. 15 Investigations of Asian Carp in the Missouri River and Potential Control Technologies - Dr. Ed Little ................................................................................................................ 17 Overview of INHS Asian Carp Research Issues and Projects - Dr. Kevin Irons ............. 18 The U.S. Asian Carp Industry: Economic Value and Importance - Dr. Carole Engle ..... 19 Breakout Sessions: Objectives.................................................................................................. 21 Purpose and Expectations ................................................................................................. 21 Approach........................................................................................................................... 21 Breakout Topics................................................................................................................ 21 Breakout Sessions: Documentation .......................................................................................... 26 Group 1 – Prevention........................................................................................................ 27 Group 2 – Detection and Monitoring................................................................................ 37 Group 3 – Population Control & Abatement .................................................................... 45 Group 4 – Research and Information Exchange............................................................... 54 Breakout Sessions: Summary .................................................................................................. 63 Development and Drafting Team Volunteers................................................................... 64 Breakout Session Strategies and Actions (by Objective) ................................................. 65 Prevention and containment.............................................................................................. 65 Surveillance....................................................................................................................... 69 Eradication, control, and abatement.................................................................................. 71 Research needs.................................................................................................................. 73 Information access and management................................................................................ 76 Education and outreach..................................................................................................... 78 Coordination and leadership ............................................................................................. 80 Concluding Remarks................................................................................................................. 81 Concluding Remarks - Greg Conover............................................................................... 81 Closing Remarks – Everett Wilson................................................................................... 83 Literature Cited ......................................................................................................................... 84 Appendix A - Meeting Participants ........................................................................................ A-1 Appendix B - ANS Task Force Welcome Letter and Meeting Agenda ................................. B-1 Appendix C - Draft Framework For the Asian Carp Management and Control Plan Including Strategies and Actions from Breakout Session................................................ C-1 Appendix D - Speaker Biographies and Presentation Slides.................................................. D-1 Opening Remarks - Jay Rendall ..................................................................................... D-2 Objectives of the Asian Carp Working Group Meeting - Greg Conover ....................... D-3 National Management Plan for Asian Carp: Purpose and Process - Erin Williams ....... D-5 Asian Carp Distributions in the United States - Amy Benson........................................ D-7 Bigheaded Carps, Genus Hypophthalmichthys: Status of Biological Synopses and Risk Assessments - Cindy Kolar..................................................................................... D-10 Black Carp: Life Cycle, Habitat Requirements, and Potential Range - Dr. Leo Nico (and Howard Jelks) ........................................................................................................ D-13 Investigations of Asian Carp in the Missouri River and Potential Control Technologies - Dr. Ed Little.......................................................................................................... D-18 Overview of INHS Asian Carp Research Issues and Projects - Kevin Irons................ D-22 The U.S. Asian Carp Industry: Economic Value and Importance - Dr. Carole Engle . D-27 ii Acknowledgements A considerable amount of planning went into organizing this first meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Asian Carp Working Group. The success of this meeting is due to the commitment of many individuals to whom I am very grateful. I would like to thank those individuals who participated as part of the planning team for their time and efforts: Mike Armstrong, Kim Bogenschutz, Anjie Bowen, Roger Eberhardt, Mike Goehle, Thomas Goniea, Mike Hoff, Rob Klumb, Bill Mauck, Susan Parks, Jerry Rasmussen, Jay Rendall, Jay Troxel, and Jay Wesley. The work of all the people who contributed throughout the day to make the meeting a success is greatly appreciated, including the speakers: Jay Rendall, Erin Williams, Amy Benson, Cindy Kolar, Leo Nico, Ed Little, Kevin Irons, Carol Engle, and Everett Wilson; the biologist co-facilitators: Kim Bogenschutz, Mike Hoff, Bob Pitman, and Jay Troxel; and Susan Parks of Parks Consulting Group and her assistants Judy Bennett, Beth Malloy, and Donna Rook. I would also like to thank Nate Caswell for the work he put in behind the scenes over the last several months and for AV assistance during the meeting. I need to thank Jerry Rasmussen and the Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association (MICRA) for making pre-meeting information and reference materials available from the MICRA web page. Anjie Bowen, Alpena Fishery Resources Office, also provided a link to the pre-meeting information from the Region 3 Fisheries Program home page. Lastly, my thanks go out to all of the meeting participants for contributing the time and financial resources required to travel and participate in the meeting. Greg Conover Asian Carp Working Group Chair iii Executive Summary The Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force (Task Force) is an intergovernmental entity responsible for coordination of national efforts to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species. The Task Force requested