Marine Invasive Species Program - Outreach

2020 California Invasive Species Action Week: Saturday, June 6-Sunday, June 14, 2020

The 7th annual California Invasive Species Action Week will be held June 6 through June 14, 2020. The goals of California Invasive Species Action Week (CISAW) are to increase public awareness of invasive species issues and promote public participation in the fight against California's invasive species and their impacts on our natural resources. Check the 2020 Schedule of Events to fine an event near you.

CISAW Youth Art Contest: Help the California Invasive Species Program by creating your "Be a Habitat Hero" art work. Send them your illustrations showing what you could do to stop the spread of invasive species! For more information about the Youth Art Contest, check out the CDFW's Youth Art Contest page. Help us make Californians aware of how to become a Habitat Hero. Your artwork might be an identification guide, an illustration of nutria’s biology or impacts, a public service announcement, or a graphic showing how you would search for nutria. Be creative!

Presentations

• DNA based marine and estuarine invasive species monitoring (YouTube), Scientific Symposium 2013
• Marine Invasive Species Program (PDF), Prevention First 2012
• Survey Results of the Marine Invasive Species Program (PDF), Prevention First 2008
• Surveys of Non-Indigenous Species in the Coastal Waters of California (PDF), California and the World Ocean Conference 2006
• Non-Indigenous Species in California Waters (WMV), California and the World Ocean Conference 2006
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Posters

• Marine Non-indigenous Species Monitoring, Scientific Symposium (PDF)
• San Francisco Bay Survey Results (PDF)
• Outer Coast and Bays and Harbor Survey Results (PDF)

Vouchers

A voucher collection (Excel) of non-native species collected by MISP surveys consists of a few individuals (1-6) of each species in individual vials with pertinent metadata. These vouchers are available to taxonomists and legitimate scientists for further research, per approval by MISP staff. One complete collection is held at the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML) and another collection is curated by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. For additional information about the voucher collection, email Karen.Bigham@wildlife.ca.gov.

Additional Information

• California State Lands Commission MISP
• California State Board of Equalization
• Senate Bill 497 – Marine Invasive Species Act (PDF)
• Biogeographic Information and Observation System (BIOS)
• CDFW Invasive Species Program