A. 17. SUMMARY OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT IN KANSAS 
A.17.1. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLAN 
Kansas completed its Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Management Plan in April 2005 
(see Appendix B, State Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan Summaries for a general 
description of the Plan). 
A.17.2. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES 
• Plant Protection and Weed Control Program, Kansas Department of Agriculture. 
The agency has regulatory authority to deal with aquatic invasive weeds and conducts 
quarantines on purple loosestrife, tamarisk, and all federal noxious weeds, including the 
19 aquatic species. 
• ANS Program, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. The program is designed 
to protect residents of Kansas and aquatic resources from the effects of ANS. The 
program focuses on preventing the accidental introduction of new ANS, limiting the 
spread of existing aquatic invasive species (AIS), and controlling or eradicating AIS 
where environmentally and economically feasible. The intentional introduction of non- 
indigenous species for aquaculture, commercial, or recreational purposes is managed to 
insure that these beneficial introductions do not result in accidental AIS introductions. 
The Program also seeks to improve information sharing among those agencies 
responsible for regulation of intentional introductions. 
A.17.3. CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERNS 
• New AIS threats to Kansas’s aquatic resources may emerge as a result of a shift in the 
climate. 
A.17.4. CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIONS 
• Kansas State officials consider climate change by communicating with colleagues to the 
north and south about species that are moving into the state and by comparing response 
activities. 
A.17.5. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATION USED 
• Boater movement surveys are being implemented. 
• Risk assessments are being conducted. 
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