16.4 - Draft recommendations for addressing the threats identified

The Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force is an intergovernmental organization created to implement Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act (NANPCA) of 1990. The goal of the task force is to control the expansion and prevent the introduction of aquatic nuisance species.

NPS has helped develop management plans for:
o Indo-Pacific lionfish - Lionfish have potential impacts to many reef fish such as snappers and grouper.
o Upper Mississippi River basin Asian carp
o Western U.S. quagga and zebra mussels. Fifty-four parks are at risk for quagga/zebra mussel contamination. Parks in the Colorado basin spend nearly $1M each per year on mussel management and additional investments have been directed to law enforcement and regulation evaluations.
o Lake trout eradication in Yellowstone Lake is proposed to benefit Yellowstone cutthroats.