Workshop: Communicating Effectively About Aquatic Nuisance Species

The workshop was sponsored by American Fly Fishing Trade Association, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Bass Pro Shops, D.J. Case & Associates, Sport Fish and Boating Partnership Council, U.S. Geological Survey, USFWS, Wildlife Forever and Wildlife Management Institute.

A full-day workshop “Communicating Effectively About Aquatic Nuisance Species” was held on March 19, 2007, in conjunction with the 72nd North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference.   The workshop was a forum for state, federal and tribal agency administrators—along with technical staff, university researchers, nongovernmental organization and corporate representatives—to discuss communication strategies to consolidate and coordinate issue-related information. The workshop focused on determining how communication can work most effectively to counter the spread of known and potentially new aquatic nuisance species (ANS).  
           
The workshop was based on the results of a project focused on ANS communication efforts in four pilot states.   In 2003, the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies’ (Association) received a Multi-state Conservation Grant to support a comprehensive 3-year project to help address ANS communications issues. This project addressed the need to increase effectiveness of state agency efforts to manage ANS challenges.  The Association partnered with all four regional associations, four pilot state fish and wildlife agencies, their respective in-state and regional partners, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to test communication efforts.  The completed project offers a wealth of information, recommendations and resources that states and their partners can use to communicate more effectively on ANS issues and is available online at http://www.protectyourwaters.net/ansreport
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