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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 image here Available control approaches Width 13cm n Biological Height 15.3cn n Mechanical Or n Chemical Width 369pxs How chemical use is regulated Height 434pxs @72dpi Available information

Sharing Good Practice Aquatic Invasive Non Native Plants Controlling aquatic plant INNS 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 Controlling aquatic plant INNS 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 Controlling aquatic plant INNS 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 Controlling aquatic plant INNS 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 Controlling aquatic plant INNS 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/

A PRESENTATION TO THE < COMPANY > Controlling aquatic plant INNS Information available – control methods n Available control approaches for the species? www.conservationevidence.com/synopsis/pdf/11 or www.crew.ac.uk/publication/methods-controlling- or-eradicating-aquatic-invasive-species 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