Aquatic
Nuisance Species Task Force: The Task Force is an intergovernmental
organization dedicated to preventing and controlling aquatic nuisance
species, and implementing the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention
and Control Act of 1990.
Great Lakes Fishery
Commission: A collaborative effort between Canada and the
United States to develop coordinated research on the Great Lakes
and try to eradicate or minimize sea lamprey populations.
National
Ballast Water Information Clearinghouse: This is a national
clearinghouse developed to synthesize, analyze, and interpret
data concerning ballast water management and ballast-mediated
invasions developed by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Smithsonian
Environmental Research Center.
RUFFE
Homepage: Exotic research from the Fisheries and Wildlife
Department at the University of Minnesota. A quick directory of
Web-based information on Eurasion Ruffe.