climate change concerns. Climate change considerations can be incorporated into several 
Strategic Actions and Tasks. 
B.23.4.1. Leadership and Coordination 
Goal 1 calls for coordination of all ANS activities. Climate change should be a 
consideration in communication on encroaching species and potential vectors and on adapting 
management practices to accommodate changing conditions. 
B.23.4.2. Prevention 
Various Tasks under Strategic Action 2A1, which calls for coordination to prevent ANS 
introductions, should include climate change considerations. For example, Task 2Alb 
recommends conducting scientific risk assessments to determine priority actions for new ANS 
threats and to revise earlier assessments. Incorporating climate change information may allow 
for a more accurate assessment of species’ invasibility under changing conditions. Task 2Ald, e, 
and f call for the TPWD to participate in national conferences; the Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi 
River, and Western Regional ANS Panels; and the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission on 
ANS issues. Incorporating data from other states and regions into risk analyses will make these 
analyses more robust and will help track species that may be spreading into Texas. 
B.23.4.3. Early Detection/Rapid Response, Control, and Management 
Strategic Action 3A1 calls for modifying existing monitoring programs to facilitate early 
detection. These monitoring programs should incorporate information from risk analyses that 
account for changes in climate to ensure that threats are adequately monitored. 
B.23.4.4. Research 
Goal 5 addresses research needs and incorporating climate change considerations into 
research efforts can inform prioritizations of aquatic invasive species research needs, 
identifications of habitats vulnerable to future invasions, and improve the development of 
management strategies that remain effective under changing conditions. 
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