A.37. SUMMARY OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT IN OKLAHOMA 
A.37.1. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLAN 
Plan under development. 
A.37.2. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES 
• Sport Fish Restoration Project, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation 
(ODWC), Fisheries Division (FD). The Division conducts monitoring and outreach. 
Outreach programs include posted signs to inform users of the presence of aquatic 
nuisance species such as white perch, zebra mussels, and hydrilla and explain how to 
avoid moving them from one body of water to the next. The Division also conducts 
native aquatic vegetation introductions in several reservoirs to improve nursery habitat 
for juvenile sport fishes. 
• Oklahoma Golden Alga Response Team, ODWC FD. The Division is working to 
devise efficient and effective plans to respond to golden alga fish kills, as well as 
proactive solutions to potential golden alga blooms. 
• Spring Creek Lakes Alligatorweed Biocontrol Program, ODWC FD. The Division is 
conducting biocontrol through the release of an alligatorweed flea beetle. 
• Aquatic Vegetation Control, ODWC FD. The Division used grass carp to control 
vegetation in some of the state fishing lakes, as well as in some state fish hatcheries. 
Some municipalities have also used grass carp to control vegetation in city-water-supply 
lakes. A recently formed multi-agency Hydrilla Task Force will address recent 
infestations of the exotic weed in three reservoirs. 
• Oklahoma Zebra Mussel Task Force. The multi-agency team, which includes the 
ODWC FD, shares information on agency activities related to zebra mussel monitoring. 
The Division has developed Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HAACP) plans 
to avoid spreading aquatic invasive species through hatchery and management activities. 
A.37.3. CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERNS 
• Zebra mussels may be able to inhabit warmer environments successfully. 
• Temperature changes may contribute to golden alga blooms. 
A.37.4. CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIONS 
(None reported.) 
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