{"id":8270,"date":"2017-03-03T09:47:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T09:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=8270"},"modified":"2025-03-11T14:41:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T18:41:35","slug":"the-fight-against-aquatic-invasive-species-and-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/the-fight-against-aquatic-invasive-species-and-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fight Against Aquatic Invasive Species and Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Illinois-Indiana<\/a><\/div>\n

Once aquatic invasive species (AIS) are established in a new environment, typically, they are difficult or impossible to remove. Even if they are removed, their impacts are often irreversible. It is much more environmentally and economically sound to prevent the introduction of new AIS through thoughtful purchasing and proper care of organisms. Check out Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant’s web page the Aquatic Invasive Species<\/a> and find resources for teachers, water garden hobbyists, aquatic landscaping designers and to aquatic enthusiasts. \u00a0The video titled Beauty Contained: Preventing Invasive Species from Escaping Water Gardens<\/a> is also available which contains guidelines that were adopted from the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council and the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force along with addressing the care and selection of plants and animals for water gardens.<\/p>\n

Resources:
\nAquatic Invaders in the Marketplace<\/a>,\u00a0Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG)
\nGreat Lakes Sea Grant Network<\/a>\u00a0(GLERL), NOAA – Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
\nIndiana Bans 28 Invasive Aquatic\u00a0Plants<\/a>, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG), Newsroom
\nA Field Guide to Fish Invaders of the Great Lake Regions<\/a>, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG)
\nPurdue Researchers Get to the Bottom of Another Quagga Mussel Impact<\/a>, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG)
\nProtect Your Waters<\/a>,\u00a0U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service & U.S. Coast Guard
\nClean Boat Programs<\/a>, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant<\/p>\n

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant<\/a>\u00a0(IISG)
\nUniversity of Illinois Extension and Purdue University Extension<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Once aquatic invasive species (AIS) are established in a new environment, typically, they are difficult or impossible to remove. Even if they are removed, their impacts are often irreversible. It is much more environmentally and economically sound to prevent the introduction of new AIS through thoughtful purchasing and proper care of organisms. Check out Illinois-Indiana […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,39,79,45,46,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alert","category-aquaculturefish","category-aqua","category-howto","category-invasiveanimalspecies","category-invasiveplantspecies"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t