This workshop produced numerous important outcomes to help advance the thinking and implementation of vector management activities in an effort to move towards vector management to prevent the introduction of aquatic invasive species. The outcomes listed below came out of the plenary presentations, working groups, and synthesis by facilitators at the workshop. For a detailed look at the workshop itself, click on the Workshop or Final Report tabs on this web site. Major outcomes resulting from the workshop are as follows:
Workshop participants detailed specific research, management, and education/public engagement actions for major AIS pathways in the mid-Atlantic. The actions were linked specifically to either the maritime shipping vector or the live trade vector. The goal was for each action to be specific enough as to provide concrete guidance for future research and policy efforts in vector management. more . . .
Results of a survey asking workshop registrants to list their top 3 aquatic invasive species vectors of concern and to explain whether in their work they had legislative authority to address these vectors and what actions they took to address these vectors. This information was used during the workshop to inform the discussion and provides useful guidance for implementing vector management in the mid-Atlantic region. Download pdf.
This two-page summary lists outcome-based priority actions for AIS pathways identified in the workshop. Workshop facilitators, led by Dr. James Carlton, used the results of the vector survey, plenary presentations, and working groups to create this summary, which includes priority actions and a "way forward" to achieve these actions. Download pdf.
Several workshop participants have since been awarded funds for projects that will help advance implementation of vector management in the mid-Atlantic region.
