A.16. SUMMARY OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT IN IOWA 
A.16.1. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLAN 
Iowa’s Plan for the Management of Aquatic Nuisance Species was published in 1999 (see 
Appendix B, State Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan Summaries for a general 
description of the Plan). 
A.16.2. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES 
• Iowa Invasive Species Working Group. This group of federal, state, county, and 
University staff hold regular meetings to discuss invasive species issues and plans. 
A.16.3. CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERNS 
(None reported.) 
A. 16.4. CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIONS 
(None reported.) 
A.16.5. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATION USED 
(None reported.) 
A.16.6. RESEARCH NEEDS 
• More information on the ways to control zebra mussels in the environment is needed. 
• More information on Asian carp, including control methods, biological information about 
the species, and documentation of their impacts needs to be collected. 
• Information on aquatic invasive species not yet found in northern climates that are 
capable of surviving in colder climates or that may expand their ranges due to climate 
changes needs to be gathered. 
• Faster rapid-response systems need to be developed and funding mechanisms to 
implement them need to be identified. 
• Increased public awareness about invasive species is needed. 
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