NriHM February 25 to March 1,2002 Hilton Alexandria Mark Center 5000 Seminary Road Alexandria, Virginia USA 11th International Conference on Aouatic Invasive Species Hosted by Environmental Laboratory, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center Conference Host The 11th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species is hosted by the Environmental Laboratory, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center Conference Chair Dr. Edwin A. Theriot, Director, Environmental Laboratory, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center Technical Program Committee John Cooley, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Kent D. Zammit, Electric Power Research Institute Margaret Dochoda, Great Lakes Fishery Commission Michael J. Klepinger, Michigan Sea Grant College Program Herman F. Kumpf, National Marine Fisheries Service/Gulf of Mexico Program David F. Reid, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Linda Drees, National Park Service Leon Cammen, National Sea Grant College Program Alexander E. Lardis, Office of Naval Research Paul Wiancko, Ontario Power Generation Renata Claudi, RNT Consulting Inc. Christopher J. Wiley, Transport Canada Edwin A. Theriot, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center Larry Sanders, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center Mary Pat McKeown, US Coast Guard Russell G. Kreis, Jr., US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development Sharon Gross, US Fish and Wildlife Service Scott Smith, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Gary Burton, Western Area Power Administration Contents Conference Program ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................i Abstracts of Presentations and Posters MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Aquatic Invasive Species in a Borderless World Invasive Species: A Global Concern Bubbling to the Surface..................................................................................................................... 2 Jeffrey A. McNeeley, The World Conservation Union (IUCN) Biosecurity Legislation, Structure and Operation in New Zealand.............................................................................................................3 Geoffrey Hicks, Biosecurity; Science and Technical Centre International Cooperation in Aquatic Invasive Species Research, Information Exchange, and Management in Europe.............. 4 Vadim Panov, Group on Aquatic Alien Species (GAAS); Stephan Gollasch, Institut für Meereskunde; Erkki Leppakoski, Abo Akademi University; Sergej Olenin, Klaipeda University Overview of Regional Invasive Species Issues in Africa................................................................................................................................... 6 Musonda Mumba, University College London Argentina's Freshwater Systems: Aliens in Wonderland.................................................................................................................................7 Pablo H. Vigliano, Universidad Nacional del Comahue A North American Perspective on Aquatic Invasive Species........................................................................................................................ 8 Hans Herrmann, Head, Conservation Biodiversity Program, Commission for Environmental Cooperation Overview of Nonindigenous Aquatic Species in the United States: Pathways, Origin and Distribution................................9 Pam Fuller, US Geological Survey Synergistic Impacts of Multiple Invasions: Are Aquatic Ecosystems Experiencing "Invasional Meltdown"?....................... 10 Anthony Ricciardi, McGill University United States Infrastructure to Address Invasive Species...........................................................................................................................11 Cathleen I. Short, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force and Lori C. Williams, National Invasive Species Council Scientists as Advocates for Invasive Species Policy......................................................................................................................................... 12 Phyllis Windle, Union of Concerned Scientists Silent Invaders: Strategies for Developing and Implementing a Federal/State System for Addressing Biological Invaders Without a Constituency in the the United States and Elsewhere.................................................................. 13 Randy G. Westbrooks, US Geological Survey "Many Hands Make Light Work" - The Solution to Biological Pollution...............................................................................................15 Scott Smith, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife Poster Session Water Filtration Plant Avoidance Using an Aquatic Barrier Reservoir System ................................................................................... 18 Raymond A. Bauer, Fco-Boom Marine Control Establishment of the Green Mussel, Perna Viridis (Linnaeus 1758), (Mollusca:Mytilidae) on the West Coast of Florida....................................................................................................................................................................................20 Amy J. Benson and James D. Williams, US Geological Survey; Dan C. Marelli, Academic Diving Program, Florida State University; Marc E. Frischer and Jean M. Danforth, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography Evaluating a Volunteer-based Sampling Program to Detect Bythotrephes in Ontario Waters....................................................21 Stephanie Boudreau and Norman Yan, York University; Francine MacDonald, Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters An Evaluation of the Use of Combined Ozonation and Electrolytic Chlorination as a Safe and Effective Method for Treatment of Invasive Species in Ballast Waters.........................................................................................22 Michael A. Champ, Advanced Technology Research Project (ATRP) Corporation; Joseph Gargas, WAT.E.R. Inc.; Robert Murphy, Applied Ozone Technologies, Inc. Comparison of Filtration Capacity of Dreissena polymorpha in Freshwater and Brackish Habitats........................................ 23 Christiane Fenske, Frnst-Moritz-Arndt Universität Greifswald Promoting Community Stewardship on Exotic Aquatics Through Youth Participation............................................................... 24 Douglas A. Jensen, Minnesota Sea Grant Program; Robin G. Goettel, lllinois-lndiana Sea Grant Program; Pam Borne Blanchard, Louisiana Sea Grant Program; Helen M. Domske, New York Sea Grant Institute; Rosanne W. Fortner, Ohio Sea Grant Program; Nancy J. Lerner, Washington Sea Grant Program Light-induced Leaf Senescence in Hydrilla verticillata, a Submerged Aquatic W eed.....................................................................25 Rup Kumar Kar, Visva Bharati University Zebra Mussel Control Efforts on the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway Minnesota and Wisconsin.................................. 26 Byron N. Karns, National Park Service, S t Croix National Scenic Riverway Phylogeography of Mississippi River Populations of Zebra M ussel.......................................................................................................27 Richard F. Lance, Analytical Services Inc.; Edward J. Perkins and Jonny W. Byrnes, US Army Corps of Engineers; Curt Elderkin, University of Southwestern Louisiana Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife in Michigan: Establishment, Impacts and Nontarget Effects of Galerucella calmariensis.........................................................................................................................................................................................28 Douglas A. Landis, Michigan State University; Donald C. Sebolt, Department of Entomology and Center for Integrated Plant Systems; Mike Klepinger, Michigan Sea Grant An Evaluation of the Potential Impacts of the Chinese Mitten Crab on the Benthic Community in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun B a y................................................................................................................................ 29 Cindy Messer and Karen Gehrts, Department of Water Resources Comparative Direct Effect of a Nonindigenous Cichlid (Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum) on Reproductive Success of Native Cyprinodon............................................................................................................................................30 June B. Mire, University of New Orleans; Stacey Byers, McGill University The National Aquatic Nuisance Species Clearinghouse and Searchable Electronic Database................................................... 31 Charles R. O'Neill, Jr., National ANS Clearinghouse Reversal of Invasion Persistence of the Crayfish Orconectes rusticus in an East Central Wisconsin Lake............................... 33 Hans P. Pearson, Silver Lake College Comparative Morphometries of Mouthparts and Antennae in the Invasive Dikerogammarus villosus and the Native Gammarus duebeni (Crustacea, Amphipoda)..................................................................................................................34 Dirk Platvoet, Zoological Museum Amsterdam; Jaime T. A. Dick and David W. Kelly, Queen's University of Belfast Preliminary Evaluation of the Ecological Effects of Giant Salvinia..........................................................................................................35 R. Michael