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DISCLAIMER:<br />

The information in this document has been funded in part by the U.S. <strong>Environmental</strong> Protection<br />

Agency (U.S. <strong>EPA</strong>). The publication was subjected to review by the National Health and<br />

<strong>Environmental</strong> Effects Research Laboratory’s Western Ecology Division and the U.S.<br />

Geological Survey (<strong>US</strong>GS), and is approved for publication. However, approval does not signify<br />

that the contents reflect the views of the U.S. <strong>EPA</strong>. The use of trade, firm, or corporation names<br />

in this publication is for the information and convenience of the reader; such use does not<br />

constitute official endorsement or approval by the U.S. Department of Interior, the <strong>US</strong>GS, or the<br />

<strong>EPA</strong> of any product or service to the exclusion of others that may be suitable. The views and<br />

terms expressed in the information presented here are those of the contributing scientists under their<br />

responsibilities and do not necessarily represent the views of the North Pacific Marine Science<br />

Organization (PICES). In all cases, scientific content, geographic names and data were not edited<br />

by PICES.<br />

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:<br />

We would like to acknowledge the following funding sources in supporting the development of<br />

the “Atlas of Nonindigenous Marine and Estuarine Species in the North Pacific.”, the “PICES<br />

Nonindigenous Species Information System”, and the “User’s Guide and Metadata for the<br />

PICES Nonindigenous Species Information System”: the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture,<br />

Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. <strong>Environmental</strong> Protection Agency,<br />

and the Western Regional Panel of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. Deborah Reusser<br />

was partially funded through a <strong>US</strong>GS Geography Research Prospectus and by the AMI/GEOSS<br />

IAGs #DW-14-92231501-0 and #DW-14-95779101-0 from the U.S. <strong>Environmental</strong> Protection<br />

Agency. Darlene L. Smith, as chair of Working Group 21 (Non-indigenous Aquatic Species) of<br />

North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES), as well as all the members of Working<br />

Group 21, provided support and insights in making the Atlas and PICES database possible.<br />

Special thanks go to Gustav Paulay and Lucius G. Eldredge who provided detailed reviews of an<br />

earlier version of the Atlas and database and to Katie Marko, Lee McCoy, Gayle Hansen, Jody<br />

Stecher, Rebecca Loiselle, Rene Graham, and Chris Janousek for reviewing the database and<br />

User’s Guide. In addition, we thank all the people who diligently provided data entry support for<br />

the PICES database, especially Katie Marko, Rene Graham, Emily Saarinen, Caroline<br />

Emch‐Wei, Karen Ebert, Stacy Strickland, Jody Stecher, Marla Ranelletti, Laurel Hillmann, Joan<br />

Cabreza, Aaron Norwood, and others. GIS support was provided by Meredith Payne and Patrick<br />

Clinton. Taxonomic assistance was provided by John Chapman, Kathy Welch, and Gayle<br />

Hansen; programming support by Tad Larsen, Rachel Nehmer and Dustin Wilson; and quality<br />

assurance assistance from Melanie Frazier, Rebecca Loiselle, and Justin Saarinen.<br />

COVER PHOTOS:<br />

Green crab holding a CD by Deborah Reusser, U.S. Geological Survey; Map of the North Pacific<br />

and ecoregions of PICES member countries, Patrick Clinton, U.S. <strong>EPA</strong>; Yaquina Head<br />

Lighthouse and Poole Slough in Yaquina Bay, Newport, OR, Eric Vance, U.S. <strong>EPA</strong>.<br />

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