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By Wetland and Aquatic Research Center April 11, 2016

Welcome to the Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) information resource for the United States Geological Survey. Located at Gainesville, Florida, this site has been established as a central repository for spatially referenced biogeographic accounts of introduced aquatic species. The program provides scientific reports, online/realtime queries, spatial data sets, distribution maps, and general information. The data are made available for use by biologists, interagency groups, and the general public. The geographical coverage is the United States.

Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database and Website (NAS)
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Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database and Website (NAS)

 

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Program monitors, analyzes, and records sightings of non-native (introduced) aquatic species throughout the United States. The program is based at the USGS Southeast Ecological Science Center in Gainesville, Florida. The initiative to maintain scientific information on nationwide occurrences of non-native aquatic species began with the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, a group created by Congress in 1990 to address the need for this type of information by natural resource managers. Since then, the NAS program has maintained the database as a clearinghouse of information for confirmed sightings of non-native aquatic species throughout the Nation. The program also produces email alerts, maps, summary graphs, publications, and other information products to support natural resource managers.

Main Website Links:  NAS Homepage  ||  Alert System  ||  Database & Queries  ||  Taxa Information  ||  Report a Sighting

 

Below are publications associated with this project.

Mechanisms of aquatic species invasions across the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative region

Invasive species are a global issue, and the southeastern United States is not immune to the problems they present. Therefore, various analyses using modeling and exploratory statistics were performed on the U.S. Geological Survey Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Database with the primary objective of determining the most appropriate use of presence-only data as related to invasive species in t
Authors
Amy J. Benson, Bradley Stith, Victor C. Engel
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

The U.S. Geological Survey’s nonindigenous aquatic species database: over thirty years of tracking introduced aquatic species in the United States (and counting)

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Database has tracked introductions of freshwater aquatic organisms in the United States for the past four decades. A website provides access to occurrence reports, distribution maps, and fact sheets for more than 1,000 species. The site also includes an on-line reporting system and an alert system for new occurrences. We provide an h
Authors
Pamela L. Fuller, Matthew E. Neilson
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Mechanisms of aquatic species invasions across the SALCC - an update

The USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database (NAS; nas.er.usgs.gov) is a comprehensive tool for demonstrating where and when nonindigenous species have been sighted across the U.S. Information in the database is used for state-level invasive species management plans, to focus monitoring efforts, for public education, predictive modeling, and for avoiding unintentional introductions during inter
Authors
Amy J. Benson
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database with a focus on the introduced fishes of the lower Tennessee and Cumberland drainages

The Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) database (http://nas.er.usgs.gov) functions as a national repository and clearinghouse for occurrence data for introduced species within the United States. Included is locality information on over 1,100 species of vertebrates, invertebrates, and vascular plants introduced as early as 1850. Taxa include foreign (exotic) species and species native to North Ame
Authors
Pamela L. Fuller, Matthew Cannister
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

The NAS Alert System: A look at the first eight years

The U.S. Geological Survey's Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) database program (http://nas.er.usgs.gov) tracks the distribution of introduced aquatic organisms across the United States. Awareness of, and timely response to, novel species introductions by those involved in nonindigenous aquatic species management and research requires a framework for rapid dissemination of occurrence data as it
Authors
Pamela L. Fuller, Matt Neilson, Dane H. Huge
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

The National Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Program maintains a database that monitors, records, and analyzes sightings of nonindigenous aquatic plant and animal species throughout the United States. The program is based at the USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center in Gainesville, Florida.The initiative to maintain scientific information on nationwide occurrences of no
Authors
Matthew E. Neilson, Pamela L. Fuller
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

USGS develops a drainage-based system to track ANS introductions

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Program has tracked the distribution of introduced species for more than 20 years. This effort began with foreign fishes in Florida and later expanded to include aquatic nuisance species nationwide. The tracking database contains locational and temporal data for introductions and spread. This data is generally derived from liter
Authors
Pamela L. Fuller
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Below are news stories associated with this project.

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Process Changes for Reporting Sightings of Asian Carp, Other Non-Native Aquatic Species

Boaters, swimmers or other members of the public who see Lionfish, Asian carp, Zebra mussels or any other invasive or non-native plant or animal...
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