Wednesday, September 20, 2023
The Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC) invites you to our annual AIS Research and Management Showcase on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 from 8:30am - 4:00pm. This one-day, completely online event is a chance to hear updates from our research teams on their latest discoveries in the world of aquatic invasive species (AIS).
About the event:
- Tickets are $25. If ticket cost is a barrier, email MAISRC to request a free ticket.
- Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 (This Wednesday!)
- Platform: Zoom (Accessible from anywhere)
- Registration Link: z.umn.edu/AIS2023
- Schedule: z.umn.edu/schedule-p
- Presenter's biographies: z.umn.edu/showcase_bios
- Presentation abstracts: z.umn.edu/abstracts2023
- All sessions will be live streamed. All sessions will be recorded.
- Recorded talks will be uploaded to the MAISRC YouTube channel and made available to Showcase attendees after the event, with ticketed attendees receiving priority access.
- At the end of each session, there will be time for a live Q&A with the presenting researcher(s).
- Sessions are concurrent - there will be three sessions to choose from per time slot. (Remember, talks are being recorded, so you will be able to view them all later!)
If you have any questions about the AIS Research and Management Showcase, please email MAISRC:
[email protected]
Agenda:
Time | Web Room 1 | Web Room 2 | Web Room 3 |
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8:30 - 9:00 AM | Welcome! |
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9:15 - 10 AM | Genetic Biocontrol of Invasive Species - Understanding Attitudes and Risk Perceptions | County collaborations for watercraft inspection planning | Frameworks for Modeling AIS Distribution and Spread |
Presenters | Kiley Davan and David Fulton | Amy Kinsley and Selina Cai | John Fieberg and Alex Bajcz |
10:15 - 11 AM | Costs and benefits of AIS prevention in Minnesota | Lightning Round 1: Attitudes toward RNAi methods for controlling invasive carp; Zebra mussel impacts on fish mercury concentrations; Surveillance and control of Chytrid fungi in Minnesota amphibians | Visitor and business perspectives about aquatic invasive species |
Presenters | Nick Phelps | David Fulton, Gretchen Hansen, Amy Kinsley | Amit Pradhananga |
11:15 - 12 PM | Low Dose Copper to Reduce Zebra Mussel Recruitment | Optimizing eDNA monitoring for multiple aquatic invasive species | Lightning Round 2: Culturing Microalgae to Support Aquatic Invasive Control Species, Developing streamlined detection assays for invasive fish pathogens, Genetic control of Grass Carp through RNA interference |
Presenters | Diane Waller and Matthew Barbour | Christopher Rounds and Anna Tosch | Ben Minerich, Isaiah Tolo, James Wamboldt and Chris Merkes |
12 - 1:15 PM | Lunch break | ||
1:15 - 2 PM | Beyond the sign: Observing angler behaviors to inform prevention message development | Developing RNA-interference based genetic biocontrol tools for invasive zebra mussels
| Building a centralized database of watermilfoil strain geographic distribution and herbicide response for use in management decision-making |
Presenters | Ingrid Schneider | Daryl Gohl | Ray Newman, Ryan Thum, and Ashley Wolfe |
2:15 - 3 PM | Lightning Round 3: Evaluating CO2/sound bigheaded carp deterrents in model lock/dam, Effective Rusty Crayfish Removals to Protect Wild Rice, Cultivating resilience: native revegetation for AIS resistance | Can mechanical removal of invasive cattails benefit fish communities? | Interference in Microbial Signaling to Mitigate the Spread of AIS |
Presenters | Al Mensinger, Amanda Weberg and Liz Anderson, Abha Panda | Amy Schrank | Mikael Elias |
3:15 - 4 PM | Acoustic Conditioning in Common Carp to Accelerate Removal and Reduce Cost | Genetic method for control of invasive fish species | Multibeam sonar zebra mussel mapping: Method development
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Presenters | Przemek Bajer and | Julie Badger | Jessica Kozarek |
Videos from the 2022 MAISRC AIS Research and Management Showcase
Funding for the annual research and management showcase is provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).