100th Meridian Initiative
The 100th Meridian Initiative through the state partners, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Western Regional Advisory Panel to the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force has developed capacity in western states to prevent and respond to zebra/quagga mussel spread since the mid-90s. Representatives from federal, state, and provincial agencies, tribes, universities and stakeholder groups regularly participate on teams to prioritize work assignments and coordinate the collection and organization of data into useful formats for regional and national management actions (recorded at www.100thMeridian.org).
2012 Dreissena Mussel Early Detection Monitoring Methods and Quality Assurance Workshops
Two workshops addressing critical impediments to the expansion of Western early detection monitoring programs
February 7-10 2012
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth Texas
More Information
Early Detection Report
Reliability of Early Detection of Dreissena spp. Larvae by Cross Polarized Light Microscopy, Image Flow Cytometry, and Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays Results of a Community Double-Blind Round Robin Study (Round Robin Study Phase II). Marc E. Frischer, Sandra A. Nierzwicki-Bauer, and Kevin L. Kelly
 A manuscript authored by Marc Frischer, Kevin Kelly, and Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer containing the full details of this work is now available in the journal of Lake and Reservoir Management, 2012, Volume 28, Issue 4, Pages 265-276.
Questions? Please contact david_britton@fws.gov
River Basin Teams
100th Meridian Initiative partners are organized into river basin teams, basic partnership units for collaborative responses to invasive mussels in western North America. Team communications and monitoring information will be shared through two dedicated websites, www.musselmonitoring.com and www.100thmeridian.org. These websites and the Teams will provide the primary network to implement the Early Detection and Monitoring Plan.
Reporting Results
Participating microscopy and molecular labs will receive samples from various western locations but will report results through designated state single points-of-contact for appropriate agency distribution and reporting throughout the 100th MI network. Basin Teams are responsible for maintaining up-to-date state contact lists and providing these points-of-contact to participating labs.
Draft 2009 Interagency Dreissena Monitoring Plan for Western Waters (6/26/2009: 422K Microsoft Word Document)
Please see our monitoring page for Summarized 2009 Monitoring Activities
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