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Two men in a boat pull in a net from the water at the edge of a muddy bank. The net has one fish caught in it.
Habitat Restoration
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Fights Invasive Carp
Nov 13, 2023
From top to bottom, blue skies, purple mountains, desert landscape with small shrubs all tan. Small body of stream-like water in the middle
Land Management
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge – unique, worth every ounce of effort
Sep 15, 2023
A propeller is covered in tiny mussel shells.
Science and Technology
A Rapid Response Fund for Aquatic Invasive Species
Aug 18, 2023
Underwater picture of an invasive fish
Wildlife Management
Don’t Spread Invasive Species When You Go Fishing!
Jul 27, 2023
An aerial view of two rivers merging
Confluence - Connecting Partners and Conservation
Jun 8, 2023
image of a fish on a sign
Get Involved
Unwanted Species Awareness
Mar 3, 2023
A person wearing a life jacket and standing in a boat, holding up a large fish with open fish mouth facing the camera.
Wildlife Management
Working at the invasion front: Carp in the Red River
Dec 20, 2022
A male wood duck swims through a flooded forest and is reflected in the water
Empowering people to fight aquatic invasive species
Oct 12, 2022
A person holds a European Green Crab in their hand. The crab has one pincher in the air.
Get Involved
Crabby About Invasive Green Crabs
Oct 11, 2022
A large grey fish with armored scales float on a white background. Heavy black text reads "an enduring legacy of conservation. Fish and Aquatic Conservation 2021 annual report.
An Enduring Legacy of Conservation
Oct 4, 2022
a large alligator gar mouth from below
Wildlife Management
Lurking Freshwater Monsters
Sep 22, 2022
A half dozen large silver fish jumping out of the water to a height of six feet.
Wildlife Management
Invasive carp in Southeastern waters
Dec 2, 2021
A small stripped mussel shell sits on a mossly green ball.
Wildlife Management
Understanding Injurious Wildlife Regulations
Oct 18, 2021
Dark colored newt on bright green vegetation
Wildlife Management
A century of injurious wildlife listing under the Lacey Act: a history
Oct 18, 2021
Dark colored newt on bright green vegetation
Wildlife Management
The unsung success of injurious wildlife listing under the Lacey Act
Oct 18, 2021
A graphic showing a red stop sign with a boat on a ramp.
Recreation
Clean, Drain, Dry
Oct 7, 2021
Zebra mussels on moss balls in front of Betta Buddies and Shrimp Buddies packaging
Recreation
A Two for One Special
Sep 28, 2021
alt=A brown salamander with a yellow spotted belly crawls on green moss.
Wildlife Management
Injurious Listings Protect Native Wildlife
Aug 27, 2021
zebra mussel nestled in a marimo moss ball
Science and Technology
Invasive Zebra Mussels Found in Moss Balls
Aug 18, 2021
A person sprays off the bottom of a boat.
Get Involved
Five Ways to Protect Our Waters
Aug 18, 2021
A person stands in front of a lake and holds a large goldfish up to the camera.
Wildlife Management
How to Break Up with Your Goldfish
Aug 3, 2021
The mouth of a sea lamprey - a large oral sucking disk full of sharp, horn-shaped teeth--makes the animal an efficient killer of fish..
Get Involved
What is an aquatic invasive species?
Aug 3, 2021
An adult grass carp in a holding tank
Wildlife Management
Ecological Risk Screening Summaries
Aug 3, 2021
a crayfish next to a ruler
Get Involved
Bad ‘dads: Crawdads of Kodiak
Jun 18, 2021
Biologists prepare tubes for water samples during an eDNA sampling event.
Science and Technology
Biologists use DNA to locate invasive and endangered species
Jun 14, 2021
Biologists remove adult sea lamprey from a trap on the Manistique River in Michigan
Science and Technology
Combating sea lamprey in the Great Lakes with new technologies
May 21, 2021
a purple flower
Land Management
Water hyacinth acts like ‘plastic wrap’ on the Delta
Jul 16, 2020
A half dozen large silver fish jumping out of the water to a height of six feet.
Wildlife Management
A war in the water
Mar 19, 2018
Looking down, three individuals are kneeling down. They are wearing gardening gloves and gardening trowels are pointing towards a small, green plant.
Get Involved
Everyone Loses: Invasive Species in Alaska
Jun 20, 2017
An adult grass carp in a holding tank
Wildlife Crime
Clamping down on illegal grass carp sales
Apr 19, 2017
Two men in a boat pull in a net from the water at the edge of a muddy bank. The net has one fish caught in it.
Habitat Restoration
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Fights Invasive Carp
Nov 13, 2023
From top to bottom, blue skies, purple mountains, desert landscape with small shrubs all tan. Small body of stream-like water in the middle
Land Management
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge – unique, worth every ounce of effort
Sep 15, 2023
A propeller is covered in tiny mussel shells.
Science and Technology
A Rapid Response Fund for Aquatic Invasive Species
Aug 18, 2023
Underwater picture of an invasive fish
Wildlife Management
Don’t Spread Invasive Species When You Go Fishing!
Jul 27, 2023
An aerial view of two rivers merging
Confluence - Connecting Partners and Conservation
Jun 8, 2023
image of a fish on a sign
Get Involved
Unwanted Species Awareness
Mar 3, 2023
A person wearing a life jacket and standing in a boat, holding up a large fish with open fish mouth facing the camera.
Wildlife Management
Working at the invasion front: Carp in the Red River
Dec 20, 2022
A male wood duck swims through a flooded forest and is reflected in the water
Empowering people to fight aquatic invasive species
Oct 12, 2022
A person holds a European Green Crab in their hand. The crab has one pincher in the air.
Get Involved
Crabby About Invasive Green Crabs
Oct 11, 2022
A large grey fish with armored scales float on a white background. Heavy black text reads "an enduring legacy of conservation. Fish and Aquatic Conservation 2021 annual report.
An Enduring Legacy of Conservation
Oct 4, 2022
a large alligator gar mouth from below
Wildlife Management
Lurking Freshwater Monsters
Sep 22, 2022
A half dozen large silver fish jumping out of the water to a height of six feet.
Wildlife Management
Invasive carp in Southeastern waters
Dec 2, 2021
A small stripped mussel shell sits on a mossly green ball.
Wildlife Management
Understanding Injurious Wildlife Regulations
Oct 18, 2021
Dark colored newt on bright green vegetation
Wildlife Management
A century of injurious wildlife listing under the Lacey Act: a history
Oct 18, 2021
Dark colored newt on bright green vegetation
Wildlife Management
The unsung success of injurious wildlife listing under the Lacey Act
Oct 18, 2021
A graphic showing a red stop sign with a boat on a ramp.
Recreation
Clean, Drain, Dry
Oct 7, 2021
Zebra mussels on moss balls in front of Betta Buddies and Shrimp Buddies packaging
Recreation
A Two for One Special
Sep 28, 2021
alt=A brown salamander with a yellow spotted belly crawls on green moss.
Wildlife Management
Injurious Listings Protect Native Wildlife
Aug 27, 2021
zebra mussel nestled in a marimo moss ball
Science and Technology
Invasive Zebra Mussels Found in Moss Balls
Aug 18, 2021
A person sprays off the bottom of a boat.
Get Involved
Five Ways to Protect Our Waters
Aug 18, 2021
A person stands in front of a lake and holds a large goldfish up to the camera.
Wildlife Management
How to Break Up with Your Goldfish
Aug 3, 2021
The mouth of a sea lamprey - a large oral sucking disk full of sharp, horn-shaped teeth--makes the animal an efficient killer of fish..
Get Involved
What is an aquatic invasive species?
Aug 3, 2021
An adult grass carp in a holding tank
Wildlife Management
Ecological Risk Screening Summaries
Aug 3, 2021
a crayfish next to a ruler
Get Involved
Bad ‘dads: Crawdads of Kodiak
Jun 18, 2021
Biologists prepare tubes for water samples during an eDNA sampling event.
Science and Technology
Biologists use DNA to locate invasive and endangered species
Jun 14, 2021
Biologists remove adult sea lamprey from a trap on the Manistique River in Michigan
Science and Technology
Combating sea lamprey in the Great Lakes with new technologies
May 21, 2021
a purple flower
Land Management
Water hyacinth acts like ‘plastic wrap’ on the Delta
Jul 16, 2020
A half dozen large silver fish jumping out of the water to a height of six feet.
Wildlife Management
A war in the water
Mar 19, 2018
Looking down, three individuals are kneeling down. They are wearing gardening gloves and gardening trowels are pointing towards a small, green plant.
Get Involved
Everyone Loses: Invasive Species in Alaska
Jun 20, 2017
An adult grass carp in a holding tank
Wildlife Crime
Clamping down on illegal grass carp sales
Apr 19, 2017
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