Afternoon workshop from 1 - 4 p.m.
The battle to keep new aquatic alien invasive species out of the Great Lakes is being fought on many fronts. Progress has been made, however a coordinated effort is necessary to identify new high risk potential invaders and species that are likely to spread. This workshop will explore opportunities to devise and implement protection and prevention strategies to stop further introductions of invasive species. It is now well recognized that there is a need for more rigorous legal controls to deal with this threat. This workshop will explore the future development of various control strategies. As aquatic alien invasive species pose a very serious threat to Great Lakes biodiversity, participants will consider how this matter should be dealt with during the governments' review of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
| Halting the Introduction of Alien Aquatic Species |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Welcome
Rt. Hon. Herb Gray, Canadian Co-Chairman, IJC
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| 1:05 p.m. |
Invasional Meltdown in the Great Lakes: Past, Present and Future Species Introductions
Dr. Anthony Ricciardi, Professor, School of Environment, McGill University
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| 1:35 p.m. |
Biological Invasions, Transoceanic Shipping, and the Laurentian Great Lakes
Dr. Edward L. Mills, Director/Professor, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell Biological Field Station
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| 2:05 p.m. |
Updates on the U.S. Coast Guard's Ballast Water Regulatory Program
Bivan R. Patnaik, Regulatory Coordinator, U.S. Coast Guard's Aquatic Nuisance Species Program, Environmental Standards Division
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| 2:25 p.m. |
Canada's Proposed Ballast Water Management Regulations
Tom Morris, Manager, Environmental Protection, Marine Safety Transport Canada
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| 2:45 p.m. |
Transportation Cost Impacts of Ocean Vessel Shipping In the Great Lakes
Dr. John C. Taylor, Associate Professor of Marketing and Logistics, Seidman College of Business, Grand Valley State University
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| 3:15 p.m. |
Freight Flows in the Great Lakes Region
David Kriger, P.Eng., MCIP, Vice President, iTRANS Consulting Inc.
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| 3:45 p.m. |
Opportunities for Better Controls of Invasive Species
in the U.S. and Canada
Jennifer Nalbone, Habitat and Biodiversity Coordinator,
Great Lakes United
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| 4:15 p.m. |
Workshop Commentary Wrap-Up & Thanks
Hon. Dennis Schornack, U.S. Co-Chairman, IJC
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