Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee 2018 Asian Carp Action Plan Update May 21, 2018

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1 Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee 2018 Asian Carp Action Plan Update May 21, 2018

2 Mission: Prevent the introduction, spread and establishment of Asian carp in the Great Lakes

3 Partnership Planning 2018 Action Plan Comprehensive approach to Great Lakes defense Detection Management (Prevention and Control) Response Supports annual Monitoring and Response Plan (tactical) Supports goals of the National Asian Carp Plan

4 2018 Action Plan Key Initiatives Prevention Actions New Electric Dispersal Barrier Potential Future AIS Control Actions at Brandon Road L&D Addressing Secondary Interbasin Pathways Control Measures Increased Use of Targeted Contract Commercial Harvest Use of an Asian Carp Population Model for Management Decision Support

5 2018 Action Plan Key Initiatives New Control Technology Development Pilot Trials for Underwater Sound Deterrents Development of CO2 as an Asian Carp Barrier Early Detection, Monitoring, and Assessment Monitoring Upstream/Downstream of Electric Dispersal Barrier Comprehensive edna Monitoring

6 2018 Action Plan Key Initiatives Rapid Response Actions Interagency Contingency Response Planning Emerging Threats - Black and Grass Carp Development of New Prevention and Control Strategies Interbasin Collaboration Coordination and Leveraging Across Basinwide Partnerships Black Carp Photo: Jeff Ritter

7 2018 Action Plan Agency Funding Total GLRI Funding Total Agency Funding USACE $2,465,000 $18,550,000 USCG $50,000 $5,000 USEPA $421,220 $0 USFWS $5,772,000 $5,600,000 USGS $4,706,680 $4,417,810 NOAA $203,100 $0 NPS $75,000 $0 ILDNR $6,032,000 $0 MDNR $325,000 $350,000 ODNR $1,050,000 $0 TOTAL $21,100,000 $28,922,810

8 Asian Carp Status, Partnership Monitoring and Response Actions Charlie Wooley Deputy Regional Director U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region Kevin Irons Aquaculture and Aquatic Nuisance Species Program Manager Illinois Department of Natural Resources

9 Asian Carp Range from Lake Michigan

10 Bighead Carp: Sandusky, OH, 1995 and 2000 Bighead Carp: Pt. Pelee, ONT, 2000 Electric Dispersal Barrier Bighead Carp: Lake Calumet (CAWS), June 2010 Silver Carp: TJ O Brien Lock (CAWS), June 2017

11 Key USFWS Partnership Actions Monitoring IWW and CAWS Monitoring with Remote Sensing at the Barrier Fixed, Random Site and Seasonal Intensive Monitoring Distribution and Movement of Small Asian Carp Des Plaines River Monitoring USFWS Hydroacoustic transducers ready for deployment USFWS Paupier Sampling Boat

12 Key USFWS Partnership Actions Developing Harvest Strategies and Tools Mass Harvest Techniques and Gear Barrier Defense Using Novel Gear Asian Carp Population Model Developing Prevention and Control Actions Barge Entrainment Field Studies Addressing Black and Grass Carp Collaborative Black Carp Detection/Control Supporting State-led Grass Carp Efforts in Great Lakes Great Lakes Asian Carp Surveillance Program

13 Traditional Gear and edna Regional Surveillance Program: Early Detection of Bighead and Silver Carp DNA 2017 Great Lakes: 5,332 edna samples total Lake Erie: 2,522 Lake Michigan: 1,980 CAWS: 520 Lake Huron: 200 Lake Superior: 110 No positive detections in 2017!

14 USFWS Support: Grass Carp Response $10,400,000 is for controlling Asian carp in the Mississippi and Ohio River Basins and preventing them from entering and establishing in the Great Lakes, including $2,000,000 to expand and perfect the combined use of contract fishing and deterrents to extirpate Asian carp, including Grass Carp, where already established; Support for State/Federal Grass Carp management in Lake Erie Deployment of acoustic deterrents at strategic choke points Expansion of contract fishing in the ORB and UMRB Grass Carp monitoring in Lake Erie, Credit: ODNR

15 Grass Carp Response U.S. and Canadian State, Provincial and Federal resource agencies, and universities Primary focus = Lake Erie (western basin) Science and strategy used to guide control actions USGS: Key research on status, spawning locations/times, and habitat use OH and MI: Leadership on State-led interagency response operations/strategic planning USFWS: Expertise on edna, ploidy, and on-the-water field support OMNRF and DFO-Canada: Key Canadian partners

16 Lacey Act Update D.C. Circuit (April 7, 2017) ruled that the statute does not prohibit transport of injurious wildlife between States within the continental U.S. Import of injurious wildlife into the United States remains prohibited. What does this mean for the Great Lakes basin? Black Carp Photo: Jeff Ritter

17 2017 and 2018 MRP Detection Determine the distribution and abundance of Asian carp to guide response and control actions Management and Control Prevent upstream passage of Asian carp towards Lake Michigan via use of barriers, mass removal, and understanding best methods for preventing passage Response Establish comprehensive procedures for responding to changes in Asian carp population status, test these procedures through exercises, and implement if necessary

18 2017 Highlights One Silver Carp was captured above the Electric Dispersal Barrier in the Little Calumet River in 2017 No small (< 6 inches) Asian carp were captured upstream of Peoria Pool in 2017 Over 6,300,000 lbs of Asian carp have been removed in IWW 90,469 Bighead Carp, 681,743 Silver Carp, and 4,668 Grass Carp Improved efficiencies and methods contribute to increased catches Vigilance by law enforcement to ensure facilities and trucks are free of live Asian carp Silver Carp captured from below TJ O Brien LD, June 2017

19 Historical Captures of Asian Carp in the US

20 MRWG Working Groups 2018 Work Group Lead Agency Contingency Planning Removal Hydroacoustic Assessments Telemetry Modeling Behavioral Deterrent Technologies USACE Illinois DNR Southern Illinois University USGS USFWS USGS

21 DETECTION PROJECTS (12) Seasonal intensive Monitoring of the CAWS Strategy for edna Sampling in the CAWS Larval Fish Monitoring in the Illinois Waterway Distribution and Movement of Small Asian Carp in the Illinois Waterway Distribution and Movement of Small Asian Carp in the Illinois Waterway Using Telemetry Fixed Site Monitoring Downstream of the Dispersal Barrier Telemetry Monitoring Plan Monitoring Fish Abundance, Behavior, and Species Composition Near the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Electric Dispersal Barrier Alternative Pathway Surveillance Urban Pond Monitoring Young-of-year and Juvenile Asian Carp Monitoring Des Plaines River and Overflow Monitoring USGS Support for Implementation of MRP

22 MANAGE AND CONTROL PROJECTS (13) Barrier Maintenance Fish Suppression Barrier Defense Asian Carp Removal Project Enhanced Contract Removal Barrier Defense Using Novel Gear Optimization of Mass Removal Techniques Using Long-term Asian Carp Abundance and Movement Data to Reduce Uncertainty of Management Decisions Evaluation of Gear Efficiency and Asian Carp Detectability Unconventional Gear Development Barge Entrainment and Asian Carp Interaction Study and Monitoring Barge Entrainment Dynamics and Assessment of Mitigation Protocols Asian Carp Population Modeling to Support an Adaptive Management Framework Telemetry Support for the Spatially Explicit Asian Carp Population Model (SEACarP) Asian Carp Demographics Alternative Pathway Surveillance in Illinois Law Enforcement

23 RESPONSE PROJECTS (1) Upper Illinois Waterway Contingency Response Plan Provides guidance for rapid multiagency response to emergency or unexpected needs Also appropriate to assist and guide multi-agency responses and actions that are not emergencies Manages actions and communication of information

24 2017 Population Observations Contract removal in upper IWW likely has contributed to declines

25 Enhanced Contracted Removal SEAcarP Model Goal: Efficiently eliminate upstream progression of Asian carp Objectives: 1) Determine most effective locations to target adult mortality (leading edge vs population source) 2) Determine required mortality ratesand quotas SEAcarP Model 3) Determine most effective locations for deterrents technology 4) Determine minimum effectiveness rates for deterrent technology 5) Prioritize research efforts to reduce uncertainty of risk

26 USGS 2018 Actions Dr. Leon M. Carl Director USGS Midwest Region

27 USGS 2018 Actions Hydraulic and WQ data supporting partner efforts CO 2 as a deterrent Acoustic Deterrents Algae used to attract Asian carp and enhance microparticle delivery Acoustic telemetry database Toxic microparticles Microparticle and CO 2 registration Hot water/ozone/chlorine lock treatment testing Early detection molecular technologies Early detection edna: Hand held rapid detection tool Grass Carp detection/control FluEgg Simulation Model Black Carp life history, toxic bait development Mass Removal / Unified Method Support

28 USGS 2018 Actions: Grass Carp Reproduction Substantial increase in eggs collected in 2017 in the Sandusky R. Ongoing genetic analyses on 2017 eggs suggests at least 50 spawning adults We are continuing to monitor for eggs May-Aug on the Sandusky and Maumee Rivers Ecosystem Impact Assess effects of GC on vegetation in W Lake Erie Expand/improve sampling and mapping of vegetation in W Lake Erie

29 USGS 2018 Actions: Grass Carp Control and Removal Complete formulation and testing of Grass-Carp-specific toxic bait Collaborating with states on research and removal methods (e.g. ODNR GC removal effort in June) GC toxic bait

30 USGS 2018 Actions: Mass Removal Unified Method Multi-agency -USGS, USFWS, MDC, STLCO, ILDNR Drive fish to collecting point Low bycatch 240,000 lbs removed Novel capture gears New trap nets Fish driving methods Potential rapid response method

31 USGS 2018 Actions: Acoustic Deterrents Deployment of an Acoustic Deterrent System (ADS) in the CAWS Develop, refine, and test new acoustic stimuli in ponds and field Develop study plan for large scale ADS (Barkley Lock & LD 19) Compare effectiveness of several different sound stimuli and multiple techniques to herd or capture fish in tributaries

32 Modeling and Decision Science: AC Control Control options: 1) Deter immigration 2) Reduce spawner abundance Births Additions Immigration Asian carp abundance Deaths Losses Emigration Control options: 1) Increase mortality 2) Encourage / do not inhibit emigration Improve USFWS & USGS collaborative SEACarP model Improve removal techniques Improve deterrent applications Improve decision support tools Telemetry Network Improved Removal Techniques Improved Deterrents

33 Additional USGS 2018 Actions Carbon Dioxide Field trial development Complete pesticide registration of CO 2 as fish deterrent withusepa Identify large-scale field sites to evaluate CO 2 injection feasibility with USACE Barge-Induced Transport of Small Fish Assessment and Multi-Agency Strategic Planning Assessment of 2017 field trials; refine methods and technologies Identification of reaches of the Illinois River with a high potential for egg/larva entrainment and upstream transport Microparticles Field Trials Evaluate the selectivity of microparticles in a natural pond Assess environmental fate of lethal microparticles

34 USACE 2018 Actions Col. Aaron Reisinger Commander USACE Chicago District

35 USACE 2018 Actions Prevention Actions Maintenance, Construction and Operation of the CSSC Electric Dispersal Barriers Execution of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Authority (GLMRIS) Brandon Road Study Technical Support to Ohio for the closure of other pathways Technology Research & Development Barge entrainment Underwater Sound Carbon Dioxide Early Detection, Monitoring and Evaluation Illinois River Monitoring and Evaluation Telemetry and Telemetry Database Placement of New Electrodes at Barrier IIA CSSC Barriers Brandon Road Lock and Dam

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37 Thank you!

38 Questions? Mike Weimer, Co-Chair of the ACRCC, USFWS Bill Bolen, Co-Chair of the ACRCC and USEPA Senior Advisor Charlie Wooley, Deputy Regional Director, USFWS, Midwest Region Kevin Irons, Aquaculture and Aquatic Nuisance Species Program Manager, Illinois DNR Leon Carl, Director, Midwest Region, USGS Col. Aaron Reisinger, Commander of the USACE - Chicago District LT Commander Ben Gullo, US Coast Guard