A.19. SUMMARY OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT IN LOUISIANA 
A.19.1. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLAN 
Louisiana’s State Management Plan for Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) was published in 
July 2005 (see Appendix B, State Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan Summaries for a 
general description of the Plan). 
A.19.2. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES 
• The Louisiana Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force, chaired by the Louisiana 
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and composed of state and federal 
agencies, stakeholders, and industry groups. The Task Force completed a draft AIS 
plan in 2005 and advises the Louisiana AIS Council, a permanent working partnership 
charged with implementation of the state AIS management plan. 
• Aquatic Plant Control Fund. The fund was created by the state legislature for the 
control of nuisance aquatic vegetation. At present, the fund is derived solely from an 
increase in boat trailer registration fees. 
• Aquatic Plant Management Program, LDWF. This program maintains boating and 
fishing access through herbicide applications to nuisance aquatic vegetation. 
• Aquatic Animals Management Program, LDWF. LDWF has posted a bounty on the 
tails of nutria. The goal is to obtain 600,000 tails per year. The Department is also 
monitoring to see if marshes are recovering. 
• Outreach activities, conducted by many organizations that use some state funds in 
addition to other funds, including Louisiana Sea Grant College Program, Barataria- 
Terrebonne Estuary Program, and The Nature Conservancy, among others. 
Outreach is focused on target audiences (i.e., recreational fishers, water gardeners, and 
aquaculture groups) and elementary school children. 
A.19.3. CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERNS 
• Climate change will make conditions more suitable for some species and less suitable for 
other species. 
• The state may experience land loss due to rising sea levels. 
A. 19.4. CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIONS 
(None reported.) 
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