• Massachusetts Bays National Estuaries Program. The Program coordinated the 2003 
rapid assessment survey of non-native and native marine species of floating dock 
communities with MIT Sea Grant. Another rapid assessment is scheduled for summer 
2007. This program has also sponsored research and developed publications related to 
AIS. 
• MIT Sea Grant Program. This program is leading the development of a centralized 
marine invasive species data management system. The database includes information 
from many groups, including volunteer monitors and divers. MIT Sea Grant are also 
used to develop informational publications that help minimize new introductions through 
several vectors. 
• Water Chestnut Eradication, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Silvio O. Conte 
National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, in partnership with a number of other groups. 
This program’s control component consists of mechanical harvesting and some herbicide 
application around the edges of the water body. Participants hand pull the plant at six 
sites including Holyoke, Hadley, East Hampton, South Hadley, as well as a few sites in 
Connecticut. The plant is almost completely eradicated from sites where manual culling 
has been employed for the past 4 years. 
• Giant Hogweed control, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, 
Division of Regulatory Services. 
A.22.3. CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERNS 
• As the climate warms, certain plants that pose problems in the south could move into 
Massachusetts. For example, water hyacinth, a problem in Virginia and other southern 
states, and which is being sold in nurseries for water gardens, is not yet considered a 
problem in the state. If the climate warms up enough to allow water hyacinth to 
overwinter, it could be a threat. In contrast, water chestnut cannot be legally possessed 
and is not traded in the marketplace. 
A.22.4. CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIONS 
(None reported.) 
A.22.5. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATION USED 
(None reported.) 
A.22.6. RESEARCH NEEDS 
(None reported.) 
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