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ANS research grants are being administered through NOAA's 

 National Sea Grant College Program. The Sea Grant Zebra Mussel 

 Program focusses on the effects of zebra mussels on 

 infrastructure and the environment and the development and 

 evaluation of potential control methods. GLERL's Nonindigenous 

 Species Coordinated Research Program also is playing an integral 

 role. Researchers have been monitoring Saginaw Bay in Lake 

 Huron, prior to and following its infestation by zebra mussels. 

 They also are conducting a variety of life history studies. In 

 addition, beginning in 1995, NOAA's National Estuarine and 

 Research Reserve System, will have as a research priority the 

 study of alterations of habitat utilization by coastal biota and 

 restoration of coastal habitats that have been impacted by 

 nonindigenous species. Elements of the Department of the 

 Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, which will soon become part 

 of the new National Biological Survey, also are actively involved 

 with zebra mussel research. The Task Force will be convening a 

 Research Coordination Committee in the near future to coordinate 

 existing research activities and identify additional needs and 

 priorities. 



Technical assistance and education are the remaining key elements 

 in the ANS Program. Education will be part of each element of 

 the ANS Program. The FWS and a number of state agencies already 

 have developed a variety of effective educational programs and 

 activities. NOAA's National Sea Grant College Program also 



