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Resource Number: 14633

Title: Harvest Incentives: A Tool for Managing Aquatic Invasive Species

Publisher: US Department of the Interior

Description: This briefing paper, adopted by the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (isac), a Federal Advisory Committee to the National Invasive Species Council (nisc), provides a framework for approaching harvest incentive programs for aquatic invasive species. The objectives of the paper are to: • Discuss the biological, ecological, and socioeconomic considerations involved in programs that utilize harvest incentives to manage aquatic invasive species. • Provide recommendations for consideration in the development, implementation, or support of incentive or harvest efforts that target aquatic invasive species.

Last Updated: June 24, 2019

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Domain(s)/Area(S):

• Pathways
  • Other Aquatic Pathways
  • Natural Spread of Invasive Species

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Subject
nutria  (Myocastor coypus)