In 2008, Ohio Department of Natural Resource’s Division of Wildlife (ODNR) reformed the Ohio Aquatic Invasive Species Committee (OAISC) to address aquatic invasive species (AIS) in Ohio. The OAISC is made up of members representing government agency, industry, university, and non-profit stakeholder organizations and serves an informal advisory function. The group is chaired by John Navarro, ODNR and Eugene Braig, SENR.
Click here for the Ohio Field Guide to Aquatic and Invasive Species, published in 2018 in collaboration with the Division of Wildlife and Ohio Sea Grant.
Mission Statement
To provide a forum for Ohio's diverse stakeholders (its resource management agencies and related industries and organizations) to advise the state about the prevention and control of aquatic invasive species and for the state to inform those stakeholders about developing issues and policy.
SPRING 2022
Ohio Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Committee, May 2022 Meeting Agenda
Ohio AIS Update —John Navarro, ODNR Division of Wildlife
Ohio River Basin Restoration Initiative Update — Matt Misicka, Ohio Conservation Federation
A Hard Look at COMPETES Act, Section 71102, Lacey Act Amendments — National Aquaculture Association
The Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz — Sarah Orlando, Clean Marinas Program, Ohio Sea Grant
Ohio's Approach to Invasive Plant Regulation — Daniel Kenny, Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA)
Ohio Aquatic Invasive Plant Update — Mark Warman, Cleveland Metroparks
AUTUMN 2021
Ohio Aquatic Invasive Species(AIS) Committee, November 2021 Meeting Agenda
Eagle Killer Living on Hydrilla — Wilde et. al., Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, University of Georgia and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Risk Assessment of Aquatic and Semi-aquatic Plants That Have Been Recommended for the Ohio Invasive Plants List — Earl Chilton, Capital University; Texas Parks and Wildlife, ret.
European Frogbit Identification and Control at Old Woman Creek NERR — Sebastian Mejia, OWC NERR; Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Office of Coastal Management
Dead giveaway: Changes in mortality rates signal grass carp control strategy effectiveness — Kaitlen Lang, Dr. Christine Mayer, Lake Erie CenterUniversity of Toledo
Ohio AIS Committee Organisms in Trade Session — John Navarro, ODNR Division of Wildlife
Autumn 2020
Ohio Aquatic Invasive Species(AIS) Committee, December 2020 Meeting Agenda
Central Ohio Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management Update — Karen Seidel, The Nature Conservancy
Status of Grass Carp Spawning in Lake Erie Tributaries and Implications for Management — Nicole King, University of Toledo and Patrick Kocovsky, U.S. Geological Survey
Ohio's Efforts to Eradicate Grass Carp from Lake Erie and Close their Direct Water Connections — John Navarro, ODNR Division of Wildlife
Aquatic Invasive Plant Pathways in Trade: Prevention Strategies in Ohio — Mark Warman, Cleveland Metroparks
Autumn 2019
Ohio Aquatic Invasive Species(AIS) Committee, December 2019 Meeting Agenda
More History of Sea Lamprey in Lake Erie — Don Acuri, Ohio Advisor at Large, Great Lakes Fishery Commission
The Invasive Asian Weatherfish in Ohio — Doug Sweet, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife (ODW)
Update on Grass Carp in the Great Lakes — Patrick Kocovsky, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Nicole King, University of Toledo
Three Invasive Macrophytes in Ohio:Nymphoides peltata, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, and Hydrilla verticillata — Mark Warman, Cleveland Metroparks
The USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database: Tools and Capabilities for Tracking Non-native Aquatic Species — Matt Neilson, USGS
Full-lake Eradication of Dreissenid Mussels Using Low Doses of Ionic Copper — David Hammond, PhD, Earth Science Labs, Inc.
ODA Listing Update — Daniel Kenny, Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA)
OIPC Update — Jennifer Windus, Ohio Invasive Plants Council (OIPC)
Asian Carp “à la Carte” — John Navarro, ODW
Spring 2019
Ohio Aquatic Invasive Species Committee, May 2019 Meeting Agenda
Using GLANSIS as an Information Resource and AIS Update — Rochelle Sturtevant, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz — Sarah Orlando, Ohio Sea Grant College Program
Ohio Field Guide to AIS, and App? — Tony A. Gabriel, Ohio Sea Grant College Program
Vessel Incidental Discharge Act — Tom Rayburn, Lake Carriers’ Association
Central Ohio Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (CO PRISM) — Karen Seidel, CO PRISM
European Frogbit: New Aquatic Invasive to Ohio — Breann Hohman, Erie Soil and Water Conservation District
Hydrilla Project + — Mark Warman, Cleveland Metroparks
2018 Grass Carp Spawning Updates — Patrick Kocovsky, U.S. Geological Survey and Nicole King, University of Toledo
Ohio Grass Carp Response Strategy — John Navarro, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife
Non-native Fish Collected by Ohio EPA 1978 - 2018 — Ben Rich, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
History of Sea Lamprey in Lake Erie — Scott Winkler, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
AUTUMN 2018
Ohio Aquatic Invasive Species Committee, November 2018 Meeting Agenda
Central Ohio Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management: Update and Opportunities — Karen Seidel, The Nature Conservancy
Updates on AIS Prevention from the Recreational Boating Industry — Sarah Orlando, Ohio Sea Grant College Program
Latest Injurious AIS Candidate Species Discussion — Kevin Kayle, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife (ODW)
ODA Invasive Plant List and OIPC Recommendations — Dan Kenny, Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA), Jennifer Windus, Ohio Invasive Plants Council (OIPC)
Making Progress on Closing Ohio’s AIS Connections — John Navarro, ODW
Hydrilla in Ohio’s Lakes — Matt Hangsleben, ODW, John Navarro, ODW
Grass Carp Spawning and SAV Survey Updates — Patrick Kocovsky, U.S. Geological Survey, Nicole King, University of Toledo
Grass Carp Postlude: Ohio’s Five-year Plan — John Navarro, ODW
AIS Vegetation Survey Updates, Kelso.
Changes in Distribution of Ohio’s Non-native Fish Species — Brian Zimmerman, Ohio State University, School of Environment and Natural Resources and Museum of Biological Diversity
The Ohio River Asian Carp Program — Neil Gillespie, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
SPRING 2018
Ohio Aquatic Invasive Species Committee, 14 May 2018 Meeting Agenda
Invasive Aquatic Species in Texas: An Overview — Earl Chilton, Texas Parks and Wildlife (retired)
A Draft Mission Statement for Ohio's Aquatic Invasive Species Committee — Eugene Braig, Program Director, Aquatic Ecosystems
Invasive Crayfish in Ohio — Roger Thoma, Midwest Biodiversity Institute
Ballast-water Perspectives on the Passage of the Coast Guard Authorization Act — Tom Rayburn, Lake Carriers’ Association
Hydrilla Project Update — Mark Warman, Cleveland Metroparks
Reproduction of Grass Carp in Lake Erie Tributaries — Patrick Kocovsky, U.S. Geological Survey
Asian Carp Threat in Ohio: Actions Being Taken to Minimize Their Risk — John Navarro, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife
2017
Ohio Aquatic Invasive Species Committee, 29 November 2017 Meeting Agenda
Separating the Divide — John Navarro, Aquatic Invasive Species Program Administrator, Ohio Division of Wildlife
Implementing an AIS Risk Assessment Policy — Kevin Kayle, ODNR Division of Wildlife
Vessel Incidental Discharge Act — Thomas Rayburn, Director of Environmental and Regulatory Affairs, Lake Carriers’ Association
European Frogbit — Breann Hohman, Watershed and Stewardship Coordinator, Erie Conservation District
Grass Carp: When and Where? — Nicole R. King, University of Toledo Department of Environmental Sciences and Lake Erie Center
Grass Carp Planned Action — John Navarro, Aquatic Invasive Species Program Administrator, Ohio Division of Wildlife
Central Ohio PRISM — Karen Seidel, The Nature Conservancy in Ohio
Ohio Aquatic Invasive Species Committee, 9 March 2017 Agenda
Determination of Injurious Aquatic Invasive Species Policy — John Navarro, Aquatic Invasive Species Program Administrator, Ohio Division of Wildlife
Expanded Detection and Control of Hydrilla in Ohio's Lake Erie Basin — Ohio Aquatic Invasive Species Committee Meeting, Mark Warman, Hydrilla Project Coordinator 9 March 2017
Potential Spread of Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) in the Great Lakes Basin — Kristen Hebebrand, Dr. Jon Bossenbroek, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo
Plant Pest Control Program Overview- Invasive Plant Draft Regulations and Noxious Weeds — Dan Kenney, Assistant Chief, Division of Plant Health
Assessing the Spawning Potential of Grass Carp in the Sandusky River — Holly Embke, Christine Mayer, Song Qian (University of Toledo- Lake Erie Center); Patrick Kocovsky, Tatiana Garcia (U.S. Geological Survey)
Grass Carp Response Capabilities (Navarro) 2017 — John Navarro, Fish Management and Research, Ohio Division of Wildlife
2016
Ohio Aquatic Invasive Species Committee, 21 June 2016 Agenda
Closing Ohio’s Direct Water Pathways — John Navarro, Aquatic Invasive Species Program Administrator, Ohio Division of Wildlife
Ballast Mechanics — Thomas Rayburn, Director of Environmental and Regulatory Affairs, Lake Carriers’ Association
Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA) — Eric Nygaard, Environmental Specialist, Ohio EPA Division of Surface Water
AIS Update from the American Boat & Yacht Council — Sarah Orlando, Ohio Clean Marinas Program Manager, Ohio Seat Grant
TNC AIS Outreach — John Stark, The Nature Conservancy
Asian Carp: Bait and Live Fish Vector Initiatives in Ohio — John Navarro, Aquatic Invasive Species Program Administrator, Ohio Division of Wildlife
2015 and Earlier
Ohio Aquatic Invasive Species Committee July 2015 Meeting Agenda
Ohio's Response to the Great Lakes Mississippi River Interbasin Study — John Navarro, Fish Management and Research, Ohio Division of Wildlife
Invasive Species on the Mainstem Ohio River — Rob Tewes, Senior Aquatic Biologist, ORSANCO
Fundulus and Gambusia — Brian Zimmerman, Research Associate, Ohio State University Museum of Biodiversity and School of Environment and Natural Resources
USGS Grass Carp Research in the Sandusky River and Western Lake Erie — Patrick Kocovsky, Research Fishery Biologist, US Geological Survey Lake Erie Biological Station
Hydrilla Eradication Efforts at Cleveland Metroparks — Jennifer Hillmer, Invasive Plant Coordinator, Cleveland Metroparks
Ohio Sea Grant Aquatic Invasive Species Outreach Programs — Tory Gabriel, Extension Program Leader and Fisheries Outreach Coordinator, Ohio Sea Grant College Program
AIS Initiative Update — Sarah Orlando, Ohio Clean Marinas Program Manager, Ohio Sea Grant College Program
Bait Inspection, Outreach, Response Strategies — John Navarro, Fish Management and Research, Ohio Division of Wildlife
The Aquarium Renovation at the Toledo Zoo — Jay Hemdal, Curator of Fishes and Invertebrates, Toledo Zoo