Memorandum of Understanding Among the Federal Agencies of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force

This Memorandum of Understanding among the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Department of the Army, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and the U. S. Department of State describes the roles of the Federal member agencies of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force in jointly carrying out Subtitle C of the Non indigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990

Type of document
Policy
Program
water background with ANS Task Force three circles with a fish, mussel, and plant
Aquatic Nuisance Species are organisms that produce harmful impacts on aquatic ecosystems or activities or dependent on these ecosystems such as agricultural, aquacultural, or recreation. ANS may occur in freshwater, estuarine, and marine waters and are one of the most significant threats to waters...
Subject tags
Aquatic environment
Invasive species