Table B-l. Assessment of the Alaska Aquatic Nuisance Species Management 
Plan 
Aspects of plan that may incorporate climate change 
Score 
Understanding and incorporating potential impacts resulting from climate change 
0 = no; 1 = briefly mentions; 2 = includes general discussion; 3 = includes quantitative info and/or specific examples 
Plan specifically mentions climate change 
0 
Plan acknowledges climatic boundaries of species 
2 
Plan demonstrates understanding of species and/or ecosystem sensitivity to changing conditions 
2 
Plan identifies research on the potential effects of species responding to changing conditions 
0 
Plan acknowledges regional differences in expected climate changes 
0 
Capacity to adapt to changing conditions 
0 = no; 1 = implicitly (i.e., includes goals and strategies that can be used to account for changing conditions, but does 
not specify changing conditions as part of their purpose); 2 = yes, explicitly, in passing; 3 = yes, explicitly, and 
specifies associated goals and/or action items 
Plan accounts for changing conditions in its leadership and coordination goals and strategies 
1 
Plan accounts for changing conditions in its prevention goals and strategies 
1 
Plan accounts for changing conditions in its early detection/rapid response goals and strategies 
0 
Plan accounts for changing conditions in its control and management goals and strategies 
0 
Plan accounts for changing conditions in its restoration goals and strategies 
0 
Plan accounts for changing conditions in its research goals and strategies 
1 
Plan accounts for changing conditions in its information management goals and strategies 
0 
Plan accounts for changing conditions in its education and public awareness goals and strategies 
1 
Monitoring strategies 
0 = no; 1 = yes, briefly mentions; 2 = yes, but unclear how information will be used; 3 = yes, and specifies associated 
goals and/or action items 
Plan includes strategy to monitor for changing conditions 
0 
Plan includes strategy to utilize monitoring data 
2 
Plan includes strategy for managing/updating monitoring data 
3 
Revision 
0 = no; 1 = yes, in passing; 2 = yes, and includes qualitative description; 3 = yes, and includes timeline and/or 
benchmarks for doing so 
Plan includes strategy for updating and incorporating new information 
2 
Funding 
0 = no; 1 = a source is specified for a portion of the required funding; 2 = a source is specified for a portion of the 
required funding along with strategies for obtaining remaining funding; 3 = a source is specified for 100% of required 
funding 
Plan identifies dedicated funding source for implementation 
1 
Total score: 
16 
B.2.4. INCORPORATING CLIMATE CHANGE INFORMATION 
In light of the significant effects of climate change predicted for Alaska, the state may 
consider specifying climate change-related actions and strategies within the ANS Management 
B-15 
