Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) posts Grass Carp Risk Assessment Reports
The following reports resulting from the June 1-3, 2015, Binational Ecological Risk Assessment for Grass Carp in the Great Lakes Basin were posted on the Canadian Advisory Secretariat’s website today:
Science Advisory Report (DFO Science advice):
DFO. 2017. Ecological Risk Assessment of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) for the Great Lakes Basin. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Sci. Advis. Rep. 2016/057.
Proceedings (Documenting meeting discussions)
DFO. 2017. Proceedings of the Regional Peer Review of the Binational Ecological Risk Assessment for Grass Carp in the Great Lakes Basin; June 1-3, 2015. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Proceed. Ser. 2016/052.
Research Documents (Technical details supporting the advice)
Bogutskaya, N., Jones, L.A., Mandrak, N.E., and Cudmore, B. 2017. Annotated Bibliography of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) from Russian-language Literature. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2016/094. iv + 44 p.
Jones, L.A., Drake, D.A.R., Mandrak, N.E., Jerde, C.L., Wittmann, M.E., Lodge, D.M., van der Lee, A.S., Johnson, T.B., and Koops, M.A. 2017. Modelling Survival and Establishment of Grass Carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella, in the Great Lakes Basin. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2016/101. vi + 52 p.
Jones, L.A., Mandrak, N.E., and Cudmore, B. 2017. Updated (2003–2015) biological synopsis of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2016/102. iv + 63 p.
Currie, W.J.S., Kim, J., Koops, M.A., Mandrak, N.E., O’Connor, L.M., Pratt, T.C., Timusk, E., and Choy, M. 2017. Modelling spread and assessing movement of Grass Carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella, in the Great Lakes Basin. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2016/114. v + 31 p.
Gertzen, E.L., Midwood, J.D, Wiemann, N., and Koops, M.A. 2017. Ecological Consequences of Grass Carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella, in the Great Lakes Basin: vegetation, fishes and birds. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2016/117. v + 52 p.
Cudmore, B., Jones, L.A., Mandrak, N.E., Dettmers, J.M., Chapman, D.C., Kolar, C.S, and Conover, G. 2017. Ecological Risk Assessment of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) for the Great Lakes Basin. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2016/118. vi + 115 p.
In addition, the Science Response updating the risk assessment for Grass Carp in Lake Ontario from the February 26, 2016 Science Response Process was also posted today.
Science Response (Updating DFO Science advice)
DFO. 2017. Update to the Ecological Risk Assessment of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) for the Great Lakes Basin: Lake Ontario. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sci. Resp. 2016/049.
