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This Plan presents nine interrelated and equally important areas that the Council considers priorities in addressing invasive species problems. The following actions are recommended. The Council will undertake these actions in coordination and partnership with other stakeholders as appropriate:
Leadership and Coordination
Prevention
Early Detection and Rapid Response
Control and Management
Restoration
International Cooperation
Research
Information Management
Education and Public Awareness
State ANS Plans
The ANS Task Force encourages state and interstate planning entities to develop management plans describing detection and monitoring efforts of aquatic nuisance species, prevention efforts to stop their introduction and spread, and control efforts to reduce their impacts. Plans approved by the ANSTF are eligible for funding under the Aquatic Nuisance Species Control and Prevention Act.