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SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY Sharing Good Practice Aquatic Invasive Non Native Plants September 2019 Controlling aquatic plant INNS Sharing Good Practice Aquatic Invasive Non Native Plants Controlling aquatic plant INNS Place
September 2019
Sharing Good Practice Aquatic Invasive Non Native Plants
Available control approaches n Biological n Mechanical n Chemical How chemical use is regulated Available information Place image here Width 13cm Height 15.3cn Or Width 369pxs Height 434pxs @72dpi
Sharing Good Practice Aquatic Invasive Non Native Plants
Biological controls n Reduction not eradication n Water Fern weevil (Stenopelmus rufinasus) n New Zealand Pygmyweed mite (Aculus crassulae)
Images courtesy of CABI
Sharing Good Practice Aquatic Invasive Non Native Plants
Mechanical controls n Mechanical or manual removal n Barriers to light n Suction dredging n Integrated approach
Sharing Good Practice Aquatic Invasive Non Native Plants
Chemical controls and how it’s regulated n New approach by SEPA to reduce unnecessary use of chemicals in the environment n Bankside plant INNS – no need to consult n Other bankside plants – need to identify genuine need for management n Plants in water
Sharing Good Practice Aquatic Invasive Non Native Plants
Plants in water n Identify need for management n Assess available methods n Use non-chemical method where possible n Chemicals in combination with other methods n Chemical application – environmental quality standard (EQS)
Sharing Good Practice Aquatic Invasive Non Native Plants
Information available – identify need for management n Native or non-native? www.nature.scot n Invasive? www.wfduk.org/tagged/alien-species n Protected area? https://map.environment.gov.scot/seweb map n River basin plan objective? www.sepa.org.uk/data- visualisation/water-environment-hub/
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Information available – control methods n Available control approaches for the species? www.conservationevidence.com/synopsis/pdf/11
www.crew.ac.uk/publication/methods-controlling-
n Approved chemical product? www.hse.gov.uk/pesticides
Images courtesy of Rob Reeder, CABI
Contact details Jo Long Senior Conservation Policy Officer
jo.long@sepa.org.uk www.sepa.org.uk ScottishEnviromentProtectionAgency ScottishEPA