Before Invasion: Minnesota

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Before Invasion Minnesotas Efforts Against
Bighead, Black, Grass, and Silver Carp
Nick Frohnauer Minnesota DNR - Invasive Fish
Coordinator
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Minnesotas Invasive Carp Action Plan

• Action plan published 11/2/2011
• Twenty actions falling under four elements
• Early detection and response
• Prevention and deterrence
• Mitigation and control
• Outreach and communication
• Currently in the process of being updated

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Minnesota Experience Early Detection

• Traditional Sampling
• Targeted Sampling
• Commercial Fishing
• Public Sightings
• Telemetry
• eDNA

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Carp Advancement
Silver Carp
Bighead Carp
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How many? Where?
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Minnesota Experience Prevention

• Upper Mississippi
• Coon Rapids
• St. Anthony Falls
• Lock and Dam 1

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Minnesota Experience Prevention

• Southwest Minnesota
• Little Gar Lake outlet
• Watershed Breaches

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Minnesota Experience - Prevention
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Minnesota Experience - Prevention
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Minnesota Experience - Outreach and Communication

• Minnesota Stop Asian Carp Coalition
• National Park Service
• Media Releases
• Asiancarp.us Asian Carp Regional Coordinating
  Committee

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Minnesota Experience In Progress / Next Steps

• Lock and dams 2, 5, and 8
• Native fish movement studies
• Minnesota river
• Watershed breaches
• Risk Assessment

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Challenges - Implementation

• Scientifically Sound Decisions vs Paralysis by
  Analysis
• Impact of the species vs Impact of the actions
• Long term vs Issue Du Jour
• Prevention vs Connectivity
• Block Natives vs Cant Block Invasives

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Challenges Sources of Information

• Theoretical Predictions based on life history
  traits
• Research What has been shown through scientific
  study
• Anecdotal What people have seen on the
  landscape
• Fiction The lore of the flying fish

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Challenges Thinking Patterns
Scale
Values
Beliefs
Confidence
Alternative Motives
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Thank You, Questions?

• Nick Frohnauer
• MN DNR
• Invasive Fish Coordinator
• (651) 259 5670
• nick.frohnauer_at_state.mn.us