RESOURCES

Volunteer Groups

• Regional Fisheries Enhancement Groups

State Agencies

• Puget Sound Action Team
• Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Aquatic Nuisance Species Program
  Program information, fact sheets about invasive species and miscellaneous reports.
• Washington Department of Ecology, Aquatic Plant Program
• Washington Department of Agriculture, Laboratory Services Division, Pest Program
• State Noxious Weed Control Board
• Washington Department of Natural Resources, Aquatic Resources Division
• Pacific Northwest Marine Invasive Species Team

Regional Groups

• Northeast-Midwest Institute - Aquatic Species Site
• West Coast Ballast Outreach Project
• Western Regional Panel

Federal Agencies and Organizations

• 100th Meridian Initiative
• Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force
• Environmental Protection Agency
• National Invasive Species Council
• National Sea Grant College Program
• Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative
• Sea Grant National Aquatic Nuisance Species Clearinghouse
• United States Coast Guard
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Invasive Species Program
• U.S. Geologic Survey Nonindigenous Species
• U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) Woods Hole Science Center
  Links to map of tunicate (Didemnum) infestations in British Columbia, as well as Washington, Oregon and California. Photos and information on managing Didemnum, its environmental impacts and taxonomy.
  

International Organizations

• Global Ballast Water Management Programme
• Puget Sound/Georgia Basin International Task Force
• British Columbia Ministry of Environment: Alien Species