A.2. SUMMARY OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT IN ALABAMA 
A.2.1. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLAN 
Plan under development. 
A.2.2. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES 
• Aquatic Plant Management Control Program, Alabama Department of 
Conservation and Natural Resources (AL DCNR), Division of Wildlife and 
Freshwater Fisheries (DWFF), and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District. 
The Program conducts surveys to determine presence of aquatic nuisance plants and 
control for aquatic nuisance plants using herbicides. 
• Private Waters, AL DCNR, and DWFF. The program provides technical guidance to 
private pond owners for aquatic invasive species (AIS) removal. 
• Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, Alabama-Mississippi Rapid Assessment 
Team. This program conducts a 3-5-day surveys of all aquatic, invasive species present 
in the coastal waters of Alabama and Mississippi to establish a baseline. The program 
was launched in 2003 with 50 scientists surveying Mobile Bay and targeting the 
Mississippi Sound and adjacent waters. The 2004 survey was conducted by more than 
100 scientists from 26 organizations and constituted the largest rapid assessment of living 
resources ever held in the Gulf of Mexico. 
A.2.3. CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERNS 
• Alabama has experienced a lack of a cold winters in recent years, which may or may not 
be attributed to climate change. These warmer winters have allowed invasive plants and 
fish (e.g., Nile tilapia) to overwinter and to move further north. 
A.2.4. CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIONS 
(None reported.) 
A.2.5. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATION USED 
• In determining where to undertake control work, the AL DCNR and DWFF look for 
areas with significant impacts to fisheries, as well as areas with detrimental impacts to 
boating access and angler usage. The identification of survey areas is based on prior 
existence of plant problems. Areas with a history of plant problems are included, while 
areas with no past history of plant problems are excluded. 
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