AIS in the Mississippi River Basin
Please visit the USGS interactive basin map to see where AIS have been reported.
Please report AIS to the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database (NAS).
MRBP Funded Research Projects
List of MRBP Funded Research Projects 2009-Present
Bait Pathway
Live aquatic bait pathway analysis for the Mississippi River Basin (2019)
Model Bait Regulation for Limiting Invasive Species (2021)
Model Regulation to Control the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species via Bait (2021)
Model Bait Regulation FAQs (2021)
Patterns of Live Baitfish Use and Release among Recreational Anglers in a Regulated Landscape (2022)
Release of live baitfish by recreational anglers drives fish pathogen introduction risk (2023)
Control and Management
Recommended Guidelines for Developing Commercial Harvest Policy for Aquatic Invasive Species (2016)
The Silver and Bighead Carp Field Sampling Workshop: The MRBP-funded recordings of the silver and bighead carp field sampling workshop that was a part of the 2019 MRBP coordination meeting at Lake Barkley State Park in Kentucky are now available! Wisconsin Sea Grant has promoted these recordings with a short release about the video. There have also been some publications that have been released since the workshop: USFWS Columbia Paupier & Dozer Trawl; Hammen_et_al-2019; Ridgway-et-al.-2020
Rapid Response
MRBP Model Rapid Response Plan
MRBP Model Risk Assessment and Management Process
MRBP Rapid Response Protocols for Aquatic Invasive Fish
A National Early Detection Rapid Response for Invasive Plants