Abstract
Non-native amphipod, Apocorophium lacustre (Vanhoffen, 1911), in the Illinois River and Chicago Area Waterway System
Highlights
In 2016 two important aquatic invasive species conferences occurred
The conference has typically involved over 400 participants from over 30 countries from the fields of academia, industry, government, non-government organizations (NGOs) and other stakeholders involved in this issue (Lucy and Panov 2014)
The 2nd “Freshwater Invasives – Networking for Strategy II” (FINS-II) Conference was held in Zagreb, Croatia from July 11 to 14, 2016, organised jointly by the University of Zagreb and the European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC)
Summary
In 2016 two important aquatic invasive species conferences occurred. The 19th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species (ICAIS) was held in Winnipeg, Canada from April 10 to 14, 2016 and was hosted by the Western Canada Chapter of the International Society for Ecological Restoration (SERWC) (https://www.icais.org/html/previous19.html and http://chapter.ser.org/westerncanada/event/19th-inter national-conference-on-aquatic-invasive-species/). The following sessions were covered: 1) global AIS policy and legislation drivers, 2) outreach, education, and extension, 3) management and control, 4) vectors and pathways, 5) early detection and monitoring, 6) prevention and risk assessment, 7) ballast water, 8) eDNA, 9) species of interest, 10) aquatic plants, 11) Asian carps, 12) other invasive fishes, and 13) dreissenid mussels (http:// www.icais.org/pdf/abstracts_2016.pdf).
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