• Regulation, WV DNR. The agency requires a permit to stock triploid grass carp in 
private ponds and any warm water species of fish into public waters. 
A.49.3. CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERNS 
• General concerns exist about the effects of climate change on species. 
A.49.4. CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIONS 
(None reported.) 
A.49.5. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATION USED 
• Mapping and monitoring are being conducted. 
A.49.6. RESEARCH NEEDS 
• Further development of control and eradication methods is needed. 
• More specific information is needed on the distribution of hydrilla in the state. 
• Information needs to be collected on invasive plants (mile-a-minute, Japanese knotweed) 
and biocontrols. 
• More effective plant mapping needs to be implemented. 
• Agencies should cooperate more to pool information more effectively. 
• Comprehensive ways to determine if a plant is invasive need to be identified. 
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