Partners

Our program works with numerous partners and collaboraters who contribute in a variety of ways towards our program goal to provide information on nonindigenous aquatic species. Our key partners are listed below, but we would like to extend our gratitude to all who contribute.

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center is a global leader in the study of ecosystems in the coastal zone, where land and water meet and where human populations and their impacts are most concentrated.

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The Mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.

NatureServe

NatureServe is a non-profit conservation organization that provides the scientific information and tools needed to help guide effective conservation action. NatureServe and its network of natural heritage programs are the leading source for information about rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems.

The National Biological Information Infrastructure

The National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) <http://www.nbii.gov> is a broad, collaborative program to provide increased access to data and information on the nation's biological resources.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducts research and gathers data about the global oceans, atmosphere, space and sun, and applies this knowledge to science and service that touch the lives of all Americans.

U. S. Department of Agriculture

The USDA provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues based on sound public policy, the best available science, and efficient management.

Pacific Basin Information Node

PBIN is a regional node of the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII). NBII is a project office within the Biological Resources Division (BRD) of the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The mission of NBII is to collect and organize biological data from the U.S. and make it available to scientists, resource managers, policy-makers, educators and the general public.

Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

The Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) conducts high-quality research and provides scientific leadership on important issues in both Great Lakes and marine coastal environments leading to new knowledge, tools, approaches, awareness and service.

Protect Your Waters

The "Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!" campaign and the Protect Your Waters web site empower recreational users to become part of the solution in stopping the transport and spread of these harmful hitchhikers.

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force

The ANS program addresses all new nonindigenous aquatic species activities that are conducted, funded, or authorized by the Federal Government, except those involving intentional introductions. It seeks to complement effective existing nonindigenous species activities rather than supplant them. To achieve its goals, the ANS program consists of three elements as well as several supporting elements and related activities. The core elements are prevention, detection and monitoring, and control.

Habitattitude

The national Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, working through a partnership between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, the National Sea Grant College Program and state fish and wildlife agencies has launched a new public awareness campaign called HabitattitudeTM.

REEF

The Reef Environmental Education Foundation is a grass-roots organization that seeks to conserve marine ecosystems by educating, enlisting and enabling divers and other marine enthusiasts to become active ocean stewards and citizen scientists.

Credits

We would like to thank the following people for allowing us to use their images on our site banners:

Gerald and Buff Corsi (California Academy of Sciences, The Manzanita Project), Pterois volitans and Aurelia aurita images

H. Vannoy Davis (California Academy of Sciences, The Manzanita Project), Varanus niloticus niloticus image

William Flaxington, Osteopilus septentrionalis and Trachemys scripta elegans images

Nick Kurzenko, Nelumbo nucifera image

Jessica Miller, Cynops pyrrhogaster image

George W. Robinson (California Academy of Sciences, The Manzanita Project), Caiman crocodilus image

Chuck Savall, sponge image for banner