{"id":53,"date":"2018-08-29T14:05:02","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T14:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northeastans.org\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2021-02-01T19:40:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T19:40:54","slug":"massachusetts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northeastans.org\/index.php\/home-page\/member-states-and-provinces\/massachusetts\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Web Addresses<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/lakesandponds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.mass.gov\/lakesandponds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/massbay.mit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">massbay.mit.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/marine-invasive-species-program\">http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/eea\/agencies\/czm\/program-areas\/marine-invasive-species\/<\/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>Jim Straub<br \/>\nDepartment of Conservation and Recreation, Lakes and Ponds Program<br \/>\n251 Causeway St. Suite 800<br \/>\nBoston, MA 02114<br \/>\nphone: 617.626.1411<br \/>\njim.straub@state.ma.us<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Freshwater Animals:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jim Straub<br \/>\nDepartment of Conservation and Recreation, Lakes and Ponds Program<br \/>\n251 Causeway St. Suite 800<br \/>\nBoston, MA 02114<br \/>\nphone: 617.626.1411<br \/>\njim.straub@state.ma.us<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saltwater Plant\/Algae:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adrienne Pappal<br \/>\nOffice of Coastal Zone Management<br \/>\n251 Causeway St. Suite 800<br \/>\nBoston, MA 02114<br \/>\nphone: 617.626.1218<br \/>\nadrienne.pappal@mass.gov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saltwater Animal:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Judith Pederson<br \/>\nMIT Sea Grant College Program<br \/>\n292 Main Street, E38-300<br \/>\nCambridge, MA 01239<br \/>\nphone: 617.252.1741<br \/>\njpederso@mit.edu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Panel Membership<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Agency<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MIT Sea Grant College Program<br \/>\n292 Main Street, E38-300<br \/>\nCambridge, MA 02139<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Representative<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Judith Pederson<br \/>\nMIT Sea Grant College Program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Agency<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection<br \/>\n1 Winter Street<br \/>\nBoston, MA 02108<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Representative<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>David Wong<br \/>\nMassachusetts Department of Environmental Protection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Agency<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation<br \/>\n251 Causeway St. Suite 900<br \/>\nBoston, Ma 02114<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Representative<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jim Straub, Lakes &amp; Ponds Program Coordinator<br \/>\nMassachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Species Actively Managed<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Plants<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brazilian elodea or South American waterweed (<em>Egeria densa<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>common reed (<em>Phragmites australis<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>curly-leaved pondweed (<em>Potamogeton crispus<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Eurasian watermilfoil (<em>Myriophyllum spicatum<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>European naiad (<em>Najas minor<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>fanwort (<em>Cabomba caroliniana<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>hydrilla (<em>Hydrilla verticillata<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>parrot feather (<em>Myriophyllum aquaticum<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>purple loosestrife (<em>Lythrum salicaria<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>variable milfoil (<em>Myriophyllum heterophyllum<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>water chestnut (<em>Trapa natans<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>yellow floating heart (<em>Nymphoides peltata<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Animals<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>zebra mussel (<em>Dreisenna polymorpha)<\/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>Red alga\u00a0<em>(Grateloupia turuturu)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Green fleece or dead man&#8217;s fingers (<em>Codium fragile<\/em>\u00a0ssp.\u00a0<em>tomentosoides<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Sea Potato (<i>Colpomenia peregrina<\/i>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Animals<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Asian clam (<em>Corbicula fluminea<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Asian shore crab (<em>Hemigrapsus sanguineus<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>club tunicate (<em>Styela clava<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>diplosoma tunicate\u00a0<em>(Displosoma listerianum)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>European oyster\u00a0<em>(Ostrea edulis)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>European sea squirt<em>\u00a0(Ascidiella aspersa)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>European shrimp\u00a0<em>(Palaemon elegans)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>green crab\u00a0<em>(Carcinus maenas)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>green fleece<em>\u00a0(Codium fragile ssp. fragile)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>lacy crust bryozoan<em>\u00a0(Membranipora sp.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;mystery&#8221; colonial tunicate\u00a0<em>(Didemnum vexillum)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>orange sheath or sheath tunicate (<em>Botrylloides violaceus<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Oriental Shrimp (<i>Palaemon macrodactylus<\/i>)<\/li>\n<li>purple bushy bryozoan<em>\u00a0(Bugula neritina)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>sea squirt (<em>Didemnum sp.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>skeleton shrimp\u00a0<em>(Caprella mutica)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Spaghetti Bryozoa (<em>Amathia verticillata<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>star tunicate<em>\u00a0(Botryllus schlosseri)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>striped anemone\u00a0<em>(Diadumene lineata)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>unexpected Bryozoa (<i>Tricellaria inopinata<\/i>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Programs\/Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/dcr\/waterSupply\/lakepond\/rampMonitor.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boat Ramp Monitoring Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/service-details\/brochures-fact-sheets-and-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Freshwater Invasive Species Publications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/service-details\/monitoring-protocol-for-marine-invasive-species-in-massachusetts\">Monitoring Marine Invasive Species: Guidance and Protocols for Volunteer Monitoring Groups<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/czm\/invasivemanagementplan.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Massachusetts Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/agr\/farmproducts\/prohibitedplantlist.htm\">Massachusetts Prohibited Plant List<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/service-details\/czm-marine-invasive-species-publications\">Marine Invasive Species Publications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/dcr\/waterSupply\/lakepond\/weedwatch.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Weed Watchers Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Other Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Massachusetts Nuisance Species Lists<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.salemsound.org\/invasives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Salem Sound Coastwatch Coastal Habitats Invasives Monitoring Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northeastans.org\/panel-members\/docs\/ma-laws.pdf\">Summary of Massachusetts ANS Laws<\/a>\u00a0(88K, pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web Addresses www.mass.gov\/lakesandponds massbay.mit.edu http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/eea\/agencies\/czm\/program-areas\/marine-invasive-species\/ &nbsp; Primary ANS Contacts Freshwater Plants: Jim Straub Department of Conservation and Recreation, Lakes and Ponds Program 251 Causeway St. Suite 800 Boston, MA 02114 phone: 617.626.1411 jim.straub@state.ma.us Freshwater Animals: Jim Straub Department of Conservation and Recreation, Lakes and Ponds Program 251 Causeway St. Suite 800 Boston, MA 02114 phone: 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