**Registration is Open**
2024 Potomac River Conference: Reeling in the Challenge of Aquatic Invasive Species.
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
October 17, 2024
River View at Occoquan in Lorton, VA.
Join the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin for a conference that will expound on the science, policy, and management of invasive fishes and other aquatic species in the Potomac River basin.
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Our relationship with invasive, non-native aquatic species in the Potomac River basin is complicated. Alarms are sounded and eradication efforts mobilized for some species (zebra mussels, blue catfish), while concerns about other non-native species fade as they fill empty ecological niches (Asiatic clams) or become prized fisheries (smallmouth bass). The goal of this effort is to convene a one-day, in-person conference to enhance awareness of the ecological roles that aquatic invasive species have or could assume in the Potomac River basin and the adverse impacts they impart when natural controls are missing.
The day will start out with an invasive species case study of blue catfish and lead into research on other invasive species in the Potomac River.
We have extended the deadline for poster presentations. Please submit an abstract if you are interested in having a poster at the event.