{"id":51,"date":"2018-08-29T14:04:34","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T14:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northeastans.org\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2023-11-03T18:27:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T18:27:20","slug":"maine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northeastans.org\/index.php\/home-page\/member-states-and-provinces\/maine\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Web Addresses<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dep\/water\/invasives\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.maine.gov\/dep\/water\/invasives\/index.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/ifw\/fishing\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.maine.gov\/ifw\/fishing\/index.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Primary ANS Contacts<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Freshwater Plants:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John McPhedran<br \/>\nMaine Department of Environmental Protection<br \/>\nState House Station 17<br \/>\nAugusta, ME 04333<br \/>\nphone: 207.215.9863<br \/>\njohn.mcphedran@maine.gov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Freshwater Animals:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dakota Stankowski<br \/>\nMaine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife<br \/>\n333 Water St<br \/>\nAugusta, ME 04330<br \/>\nphone: 207.592.0982<br \/>\nDakota.Stankowski@maine.gov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saltwater Plants:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beth Bisson<br \/>\nMaine Sea Grant College Program<br \/>\nThe University of Maine<br \/>\n5784 York Complex<br \/>\nOrono, ME 04469<br \/>\nphone: 207.581.1440<br \/>\nbeth.bisson@maine.edu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Robert Russell<br \/>\nMaine Department of Marine Resources<br \/>\nPO Box 8<br \/>\nWest Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575<br \/>\nphone: 207.633.9524<br \/>\nRobert.Russell@maine.gov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saltwater Animals:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Robert Russell<br \/>\nMaine Department of Marine Resources<br \/>\nPO Box 8<br \/>\nWest Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575<br \/>\nphone: 207.633.9524<br \/>\npete.thayer@maine.gov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Panel Membership<\/h2>\n<p><strong><big>Freshwater<\/big><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Agency<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maine Department of Environmental Protection<br \/>\nState House Station 17<br \/>\nBureau of Land and Water Quality<br \/>\nAugusta ME 04333<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Representative<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John McPhedran, Coordinator, DEP Invasive Aquatic Species Program<br \/>\nMaine Department of Environmental Protection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><big>Saltwater<\/big><br \/>\nAgency<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maine Department of Marine Resources<br \/>\nPO Box 8<br \/>\nWest Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Representative<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Robert Russell, Marine Resources Scientist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Species Actively Managed<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Plants<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Curly pondweed (<em>Potamogeton crispus<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Eurasian watermilfoil (<em>Myriophyllum spicatum<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Hydrilla (<em>Hydrilla verticillata<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Variable watermilfoil (<em>Myriophyllum heterophyllum<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Animals<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>bluegill (<em>Lepomis macrohirus<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Bonamia oyster disease (<em>Bonamia ostrea<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Goldfish (<em>Cyprinus auratus<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Green crab (<em>Carcinus maenas<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Koi carp (<em>Cyprinus carpio<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Other Established Species of Concern<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Plants<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Common reed (<em>Phragmites australis<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Dead man&#8217;s fingers (<em>Codium fragile tomentosoides<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Flowering rush (<em>Butomas umbellatus<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Japanese knotweed (<em>Fallopia japonica<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Purple loosestrife (<em>Lythrum salicaria<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Red algae (<em>Polysiphonia harveyi<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Yellow iris (<em>Iris pseudacorus<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Animals<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Allegheny crayfish (<em>Orconectes obscurus<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Asian shore crab (<em>Hemigrapsus sanguineus<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>black crappie (<em>Pomoxis nigromaculaus<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>compound seasquirt (<em>Botryllus schlosseri<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>compound seasquirt (<em>Botrylloides violaceus<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>compound seasquirt (<em>Didemnum sp.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>flatworm (<em>Convoluta convolute<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>largemouth bass (<em>Micropterus salmoides<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>mud puppy (<em>Necturus maculosus<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>muskellunge (<em>Esox masquinongy<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>naval shipworm (<em>Teredo navalis<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>northern pike (<em>Esox lucius<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>opossum shrimp (<em>Mysis relicta<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>red swamp crayfish (<em>Orconectes clarkii<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>rock louse (<em>Ligia oceanica<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>rusty crayfish (<em>Orconectes rusticus<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>seasquirt (<em>Styela clava<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>sea slug (<em>Tritonia plebeia<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>smallmouth bass (<em>Micropterus dolomieu<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>White River crayfish (<em>Procambarus acutus<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Programs\/Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seagrant.umaine.edu\/files\/pdf-global\/08MMI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asian Shore Crab Reporting Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dep\/water\/grants\/invasive\/index.html\">Cost Share Grant Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dep\/water\/grants\/invasive\/index.html\">Courtesy Boat Inspection Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mainevlmp.org\/volunteer-info\/invasive-plant-monitors\/\">Invasive Plant Patrol Program of Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dep\/water\/invasives\/invplan02.pdf\">Maine Action Plan for Managing Invasive Aquatic Species<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/invasivespecies\/misno_thru_z\/\">Maine Marine Invasives Working Group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seagrant.umaine.edu\/files\/pdf-global\/08MMI.pdf\">Maine&#8217;s Marine Invasion Fact Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Other Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dep\/water\/invasives\/invadvisorylist.pdf\">Maine Nuisance Species Lists, State of Maine Action Plan for Managing Invasive Aquatic Species, October 2002<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dep\/water\/invasives\/invasivesmap.pdf\">Map of Invasive Aquatic Plants, known locations in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northeastans.org\/docs\/me-laws.pdf\">Summary of Maine ANS Laws<\/a>\u00a0(104K, pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web Addresses www.maine.gov\/dep\/water\/invasives\/index.html www.maine.gov\/ifw\/fishing\/index.htm &nbsp; Primary ANS Contacts Freshwater Plants: John McPhedran Maine Department of Environmental Protection State House Station 17 Augusta, ME 04333 phone: 207.215.9863 john.mcphedran@maine.gov Freshwater Animals: Dakota Stankowski Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 333 Water St Augusta, ME 04330 phone: 207.592.0982 Dakota.Stankowski@maine.gov Saltwater Plants: Beth Bisson Maine Sea Grant College [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":21,"menu_order":37,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-51","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Maine - Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Contacts and resources for learning about aquatic nuisance species in Maine, provided by the Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species (NEANS) 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