GLDIATR 2.0: Advancing Tools to Prevent Internet Trade of Aquatic Invasive Species

The web-based software tools used to collect information on the sale of species over the internet evolved over the course of the project due to unanticipated challenges. [...] Assisting in the development and implementation of a strategy to reduce the availability of a targeted subset of species in the online marketplace GLDIATR System Updates The GLC worked with RPS Applied Science Associates (RPS), to develop and deploy updates to the base GLDIATR system and code. [...] In addition to evaluating and recommending updates to the overall species watch list, the GLDIATR Advisory Committee, with the support of the GLC, developed a target species list (a subset of the watch list) to focus searches and outreach and management activities. [...] The desired outcome of this outreach was to achieve a specified reduction in the availability of the target species list in the marketplace over the project period. [...] Modifications to remove known non-target sites, confirmation that the sale page contains the text for any of the species on the target list, and the sale page classifier, decreased the number of results for Marquee Data from 33,339 scraped webpages to 7,108 potential species sale pages.