Table B-12. Assessment of the Massachusetts 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 
1 
Plan acknowledges climatic boundaries of species 
3 
Plan demonstrates understanding of species and/or ecosystem sensitivity to changing conditions 
1 
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 an Id strategies that can be used to account for changing conditions, but 
does not specify changing conditions as part of their plurpose); 2 = yes, explicitly, in passing; 3 = yes, explicitly, 
and specifies associated goals and/or action itemsO 
Plan accounts for changing conditions in its leadership and coordination goals and strategies 
0 
Plan accounts for changing conditions in its prevention goals and strategies 
0 
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 
0 
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 
0 
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 
3 
Plan includes strategy for managing/updating monitoring data 
0 
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 
0 
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 
2 
Total score: 
10 
B.13.4.1. Leadership and Coordination 
The Management Plan identifies coordination as Objective 1. Climate change should be 
a consideration in communication on encroaching species and potential vectors and on adapting 
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