Aquatic invasive species publications
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- Outreach and education
- Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS)
- Risk assessments
- Biology
- Applications
- Reports
- News releases
- Related information
Outreach and education
- Identification Booklet of Freshwater Invasive Species in Quebec
- Identification Booklet of marine species in Eastern Canada (PDF, 12.65 MB)
- A Canadian Action Plan to Address the Threat of Aquatic Invasive Species
- STOP Be Aware (Brochure)
- Sea Lamprey: The Battle Continues to Protect Our Great Lakes Fishery
- Coffin Box in Newfoundland and Labrador Waters
- European Green Crab Distribution in Newfoundland Waters
- Golden Star Tunicate in Newfoundland and Labrador Waters
- Oyster Thief in Newfoundland and Labrador Waters
- Vase Tunicate in Newfoundland and Labrador Waters
- Violet Tunicate in Newfoundland and Labrador Waters
Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS)
Risk assessments
Species
- National Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Risk Assessment for Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) and Quagga Mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis), April 2022 (CSAS SAR - 2024/008)
- Science advice from a risk assessment of five sessile tunicate species (CSAS SAR - 2012/049)
- Risk Assessment for Three Dreissenid Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha, Dreissena rostriformis bugensis, and Mytilopsis leucophaeata) in Canadian Freshwater Ecosystems (CSAS resdocs - 2012/174)
- Science advice from the risk assessment of three dreissenid mussels (Dreissena polymorpha, Dreissena rostriformis bugensis, and Mytilopsis leucophaeata) in Canadian freshwater ecosystems (CSAS SAR - 2012/082)
- Binational Ecological Risk Assessment of Bigheaded Carps (Hypophthalmichthys spp.) for the Great Lakes Basin (CSAS ResDocs - 2011/114)
- Binational ecological risk assessment of the bigheaded carps (Hypophthalmichthys spp.) for the Great Lakes basin (CSAS resdocs - 2011/071)
- Risk assessment for New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) in Canada (CSAS resdocs - 2010/108)
- Science advice from the risk assessment of New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) in Canada (CSAS SAR - 2010/065)
- Science Advice from a Risk Assessment of Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) in British Columbia (CSAS SAR - 2010/085)
- Science Advice from a Risk Assessment of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) in British Columbia (CSAS SAR - 2010/082)
- Science Advice from a Risk Assessment of Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) in British Columbia (CSAS SAR - 2010/081)
- Science Advice from a Risk Assessment of Northern Pike (Esox lucius) in British Columbia (CSAS SAR - 2010/083)
- Risk Assessment of the Bloody Red Shrimp (Hemimysis anomala) in Canada (CSAS resdocs - 2009/107)
- Science advice from the risk assessment of the invasive bloody red shrimp (Hemimysis anomala) in Canada (CSAS SAR - 2009/078)
- Trinational Risk Assessment Guidelines for Aquatic Alien Invasive Species (PDF, 3.44 MB)
- A Review of Yellow Perch (Perca Flavascens), Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus Dolomieu), Largemouth Bass (Micropterus Salmoides), Pumpkinseed (Lepomis Gibbosus), Walleye (Sander Vitreus) and Northern Pike (Esox Lucius) Distributions in British Columbia (PDF, 2.41 MB)
- Biological Risk Assessment for Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) and Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) in British Columbia (CSAS resdocs - 2008/075)
- Risk Assessment for European green crab (Carcinus maenas) in Canadian Waters (CSAS resdocs - 2008/042)
- Risk Assessment for Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) in Canadian Waters (CSAS resdocs - 2008/041)
- Biological Risk Assessment for Northern Pike (Esox lucius), Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus), and Walleye (Sander vitreus) in British Columbia (CSAS resdocs - 2008/074)
- Biological Risk Assessment for Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) in British Columbia (CSAS resdocs - 2008/073)
- Risk assessment of round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) to Lake Simcoe, Ontario: A Quantitative Biological Risk Assessment Tool (QBRAT) case study (CSAS resdocs - 2007/038)
- Application of QBRAT for a Risk Assessment of the Invasive Tunicate Didemnum sp. in British Columbia (CSAS resdocs - 2007/056)
- Using the Quantitative Biological Risk Assessment Tool (QBRAT) to predict effects of the European green crab, Carcinus maenas, in Atlantic Canada (CSAS resdocs - 2007/077)
- Risk Assessment of Bythotrephes longimanus establishment in Muskoka Lakes: an Assessment of QBRAT, the Quantitative Biological Risk Assessment Tool (CSAS resdocs - 2007/059)
- Quantitative Biological Risk Assessment Tool (QBRAT) v2 assessment: Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides in the Gulf of St. Lawrence as a case study (CSAS resdocs - 2007/007)
- Risk Assessment for Two Solitary and Three Colonial Tunicates in Both Atlantic and Pacific Canadian Waters (CSAS resdocs - 2007/063)
- Comparative distribution and invasion risk of snakehead (Channidae) and Asian carp (Cyprinidae) species in North America
- Risk Assessment for Northern Snakehead (Channa argus) in Canada (CSAS resdocs - 2005/075)
- Risk Assessment for Asian Carps in Canada (CSAS resdocs - 2004/103)
Pathways
- Science Advice on the Potential of Introducing Live Organisms by the Aquarium, Water Garden, and Live Food Trades in Canada (CSAS SAR – 2021/032)
- Science Advice on “Clean, Drain, Dry and Decontaminate” treatments and protocols to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species (CSAS SAR – 2021/043)
- Risk Assessment for ship-mediated introductions of aquatic nonindigenous species to the Canadian Arctic (CSAS ResDocs - 2011/105)
- Science advice from the risk assessment for ship-mediated introductions of aquatic nonindigenous species to the Canadian Arctic (CSAS SAR - 2011/067)
- Risk Assessment for ship-mediated introductions of aquatic nonindigenous species to the Great Lakes and freshwater St. Lawrence River (CSAS ResDocs - 2011/104)
- Science advice from the risk assessment for ship-mediated introductions of aquatic nonindigenous species to the Great Lakes and freshwater St. Lawrence River (CSAS SAR - 2011/066)
- Summary of a Survey of Baitfish Users in Canada (PDF, 452 KB)
- Live Organisms used in the Classroom as a Potential Vector of Species Introductions in British Columbia (PDF, 748 KB)
- Least-cost transportation networks predict spatial interaction of invasion vectors. Ecological Applications, 20(8), 2010, pp. 2286-2299
- Summary of a Survey of Water Garden Owners in Canada (PDF, 468 KB)
- Summary of a Survey of Aquarium Owners in Canada (PDF, 800 KB)
Biology
- Biological Synopsis of the Asian Shore Crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus (PDF, 872 KB)
- Biological Synopsis of the Lacy Crust Bryozoan (Membranipora membranacea) (PDF, 275 KB)
- Biological Synopsis of Dark Falsemussel (Mytilopsis leucophaeata) (PDF, 628 KB)
- Biological Synopsis of the Compound Sea Squirt (Diplosoma listerianum) (PDF, 560 KB)
- Biological Synopsis of the European Sea Squirt (Ascidiella aspersa) (PDF, 429 KB)
- Biological Synopsis of the Light-Bulb Tunicate (Clavelina lepadiformis) (PDF, 553 KB)
- Updated (2006–early 2011) Biological Synopsis of Bighead Carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) and Silver Carp (H. molitrix) (PDF, 2.44 MB)
- Biological Synopsis of Garra rufa (PDF, 483 KB)
- Biological Synopsis of Tench (Tinca tinca) (PDF, 1.03 MB)
- Biological Synopsis of the Rusty Crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) (PDF, 856 KB)
- Biological Synopsis of the Japanese Skeleton Shrimp (Caprella mutica) (PDF, 932 KB)
- Biological Synopsis of Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) (PDF, 428 KB)
- Biological Synopsis of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) (PDF, 465 KB)
- A Biological Synopsis of Northern Pike (Esox Lucius) (PDF, 439 KB)
- Biological Synopsis of Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosusem) (PDF, 397 KB)
- A Biological Synopsis of Walleye (Sander vitreus) (PDF, 483 KB)
- A Biological Synopsis of Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) (PDF, 343 KB)
- Biological Synopsis of the Bloody Red Shrimp (Hemimysis anomala) (PDF, 600 KB)
- Biological Synopsis of the Invasive Tunicate Styela clava (Herdman 1881) (PDF, 1.42 MB)
- Biological Synopsis of the Invasive Tunicate Didemnum sp. (PDF, 1.45 MB)
- Biological Synopsis of the European Green Crab, Carcinus maenas (PDF, 362 KB)
- Biological Synopsis of the Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis) (PDF, 849 KB)
- Biological Synopsis of the Solitary Tunicate Ciona intestinalis (PDF, 1.12 MB)
- Biological Synopsis of the colonial tunicates, Botryllus schlosseri and Botrylloides violaceus (PDF, 1.16 MB)
- Biological Synopsis of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) (PDF, 994 KB)
Applications
Reports
- Scoping the distribution of Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) in the Miramichi River Watershed in 2019 and 2020 using environmental DNA (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- 2019 Spring Reports of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development to the Parliament of Canada: Report 1 – Aquatic Invasive Species
- Socio-Economic Impact of the Presence of Asian Carp in the Great Lakes Basin
- 2008 March Status Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (PDF, 287 KB)
- National Workshop on the Evaluation of a Quantitative Biological Risk Assessment Tool (QBRAT) Through Various Case Studies (PDF, 115 KB)
- Rapport sur la situation de la carpe asiatique (in French only, PDF, 220 KB)
- A Canadian Action Plan to Address the Threat of Aquatic Invasive Species
- Invasive alien species strategy
- Aichi Biodiversity Targets (United Nations, PDF, 1.72 MB)
News releases
- Government of Canada concludes third successful watercraft inspection for aquatic invasive species in Manitoba
- Government of Canada announces more than $1.4 million to help preserve marine resources and support the fishing industry in the Magdalen Islands
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada conducts second roadside inspection blitz to prevent the spread of Zebra Mussels
- Roadside inspection blitz helps to prevent the spread of Zebra Mussels in Canada
- Government of Canada research facility accredited to international standards for eDNA work for early detection of aquatic invasive species
- Government of Canada invests in the ongoing prevention of invasive Zebra and Quagga Mussels on the west coast
- Government of Canada invests in further protecting Canada’s waters from aquatic invasive species
- Government of Canada investing in preventing aquatic invasive species in Quebec’s waters
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada and its partners confirm the arrival of Zebra Mussels, an aquatic invasive species, in New Brunswick
- Government of Canada pilot project adds layer of protection from aquatic invasive species at the border
- Invasive Mussels found in Moss Ball products in Canada
- Fairbanks Declaration 2017 - On the Occasion of the Tenth Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council
- Minister of Foreign Affairs to participate in Arctic Council meeting
- Arctic Invasive Alien Species
- Changes in Arctic marine biodiversity indicate environment on verge of major shift
Related information
- Proceedings of the National Advisory meeting on the National Risk Assessment for bloody red shrimp (Hemimysis anomala); January 30, 2008 (CSAS pro - 2015/019)
- Proceedings of the CSAS Peer-review of the Risk Assessment for Ship-Mediated Introductions of Aquatic Nonindigenous Species to the Great Lakes and the Canadian Arctic; March 1-2, 2011 (CSAS pro - 2011/056)
- Proceedings of the CSAS Peer Review of the binational ecological risk assessment of bigheaded carps (Hypophthalmichthys spp.) for the Great Lakes basin; November 8-10, 2011 (CSAS pro - 2011/060)
- Modelling Spread, Establishment and Impact of Bighead and Silver Carps in the Great Lakes (CSAS resdoc - 2011/113)
- Proceedings of the CSAS Peer-review of the Risk Assessment for New Zealand Mud Snail in Canadian Waters; 24-25 March, 2010 (CSAS pro - 2010/023)
- Proceedings of the National Peer Review of the Risk Assessments of two solitary and three colonial Invasive Tunicates in both Atlantic and Pacific Canadian Waters; March 13-14, 2007 (CSAS pro - 2009/045)
- Proceedings of the National Workshop on Six Invasive Fishes Risk Assessment in British Columbia; 4-6 March, 2008 (CSAS pro - 2009/040)
- Proceedings of the Workshop to Finalize National Guidelines for Assessing the Biological Risk of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) to Canada; June 3-5, 2008 (CSAS pro - 2009/006)
- Potential distribution maps of Asian Carps (PDF, 1.31 MB)
- Proceedings of the National Workshop on Risk Assessment Methods for Aquatic Invasive Species (PDF, 204 KB)
- Quantitative Biological Risk Assessment Tool (QBRAT) (ZIP, 3.8 MB)
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