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Boaters alert!1
Charles Jacoby, Nanette Holland and Gail Stout2Full text of this document is available at: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/FA/FA13000.pdf.
In a handful of cases, introduced, non-native species become invasive and cause harm to ecosystems, economies, or human health. These invasive species represent a serious threat in Florida and around the world.
Invasive species often become a problem after going unnoticed when they first arrive. Successful management may hinge on early detection of introduced species. Boaters represent an important source of such early warnings and a potential pathway for introducing or spreading non-native species.
This document helps boaters identify some known and potential introduced species in Florida, provides a contact for reporting sightings of these species, and suggests steps that boaters can take to reduce the spread of introduced species. The photographs are designed to aid identification, and they will be most useful if the document is printed in color. The printed document can be protected from water damage by laminating it using a pouch from an office supply shop or a laminating service at a printing or photocopying shop.
Footnotes
1. This document is FA130, one of a series from the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. It is reproduced by permission of its original publisher, the Tampa Bay Estuary Program. Original EDIS publication date December, 2006.2. Charles Jacoby, Assistant Professor, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611; Nanette Holland, Public Outreach Coordinator, Tampa Bay Estuary Program, 100 8th Avenue S.E., MS I-1 / NEP, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; Gail Stout, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
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This document is copyrighted by the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) for the people of the State of Florida. UF/IFAS retains all rights under all conventions, but permits free reproduction by all agents and offices of the Cooperative Extension Service and the people of the State of Florida. Permission is granted to others to use these materials in part or in full for educational purposes, provided that full credit is given to the UF/IFAS, citing the publication, its source, and date of publication.