Proceedings 2023/032
Proceedings of the National Advisory Meeting to Provide Science Advice on “Clean, Drain, Dry and Decontaminate” Treatments and Protocols to Prevent the Introduction and Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species; March 30 to April 1, 2021
Chairpersons: Gilles Olivier and Sophie Foster
Editors: Alex Tuen, Andréa M. Weise, Nathalie Simard, and Jaclyn M. Hill
Summary
The Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat held a National Advisory Meeting from March 30 to April 1, 2021 to evaluate the effectiveness of “Clean, Drain, Dry and Decontaminate” (CDD+D) treatments and protocols to prevent the introduction and spread of freshwater and marine aquatic invasive species via watercraft, trailers, and equipment that are moved from water to land before entering a new waterbody. A literature review was conducted on existing methods, and numerous treatments and protocols were presented and compared for several freshwater and marine species. Treatments were strongly species-specific, treatment-specific, and environment-specific. Therefore, no single decontamination treatment can be applied to a broad range of species for consistent results in all situations. Effective species-specific decontamination treatments as well as summary tables of effective decontamination treatments to remove and/or kill the greatest number of freshwater and marine AIS were provided. The advice generated from this meeting will help to develop CDD+D guidelines for Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s regulatory programs and the Canadian public. These Proceedings document the peer review discussions, including the feasibility, limitations, and sources of uncertainty related to the available methods.
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