April 9, 2008


USFWS Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force Meeting Announcement



The US Fish and Wildlife Service ANS Task Force will meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, and Wednesday, April 30, and from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2008. The meeting will take place at the Sheraton North Charleston Hotel, 4770 Goer Drive, North Charleston, SC 29406; (843) 747-1900. The meeting is open to the public. You may inspect minutes of the meeting at the office of the Chief, Division of Fish and Wildlife Management and Habitat Restoration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday. You may also view the minutes on the ANS Task Force Web site at: http://anstaskforce.gov/meetings.php.

The Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force meeting is open to the public. The meeting topics include: Gulf and South Atlantic Regional Panel presentations, Regional Panel ANS issues and recommendations, and consideration for approval of state ANS management plans. The agenda and other related meeting information are on the ANS Task Force Web site at: http://anstaskforce.gov/meetings.php .

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darren Benjamin, Branch of Invasive

Species, at (703) 358-2018, or by e-mail at Darren_Benjamin@fws.gov .