Reclamation Information Sharing Environment (RISE)

This report identifies existing aquatic invasive species (AIS) decontamination protocols and studies to identify information about method effectiveness and the suitability for sensitive equipment. The two goals of this study were to compile and review existing dive and aquatic field sampling gear decontamination protocols and conduct a literature review of research focused on decontamination methods. Information was compiled from these documents to help determine most studied methods, most used methods, and information gaps or methods that have potential, but are not well studied. No single best approach for AIS decontamination emerged from this analysis but some methods do appear to be more viable than others. It was made evident that having a proactive and flexible AIS program that evaluates different scenarios and tailors techniques to specific conditions, equipment, and AIS is the best approach that should be taken.