Update on Aquatic Invasive SpeciesUpdate on Aquatic Invasive Species Status Report 2017 Tanya...
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Update on Aquatic Invasive
Species
Status Report 2017
Tanya Rushcall
Aquatic Invasive Species Biologist
Alberta Environment & Parks
780-644-4647
Elements of the Alberta AIS Program
Education & Outreach
Education & Outreach
Education & Outreach
Monitoring
• 2013; 55 waterbodies
• 2014; 73 waterbodies; 3 aquatic plants
• 2015; 66 waterbodies; 3 aquatic plants
• 2016; ~60 waterbodies; 3 aquatic plants
• 2017; 100!
Watercraft
Inspections
Watercraft Inspections
Fisheries (Alberta) Act Amendments
Coming Soon!
• Specified Penalties!
– Failing to stop for a watercraft inspection
– Failing to pull the drain plug while transporting a boat
Federal Fisheries Act Amendments
• Canadian Border Services Agency
– New Watercraft Cross-Border Transportation Form
• Response abilities enhanced (Delegated Authority)
– New Application for the Deposit of Deleterious Substances for the Control of Aquatic Invasive Species
Response
• 24/7 Hotline; public, other jurisdictions, border, inspectors
– Operators triage calls & dispatch Fishery Officer
– Calls/reports increasing
1-855-336-BOAT
Early Detection, Rapid Response
Flowering Rush
Phragmites
Pale Yellow Iris
Goldfish
Whirling
Disease
• August 2016 – BNP
• BNP, Aquaculture, Bow River,
Oldman River, Crowsnest River,
Red Deer River
THANK YOU!
Tanya Rushcall
Aquatic Invasive Species Biologist
Alberta Environment and Parks
780-644-4647