Zebra and quagga mussels attach themselves to hard surfaces tightly like superglue and are very difficult to remove without high pressure, hot water.

Once an aquatic invasive species becomes established in a waterbody, it becomes increasingly difficult and costly to manage the population.

What are the three important steps for preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species that should be done every time you go boating?

People who live on Lake Whatcom or Lake Samish and keep their boat on the lake and never take it anywhere else do not need to buy an AIS Permit or to get their watercraft inspected.

Traveling with plants attached to your boat/trailer in Washington State is:

Quagga and zebra mussels came to North America in the ballast tanks and on the anchor chains of large, transoceanic ships that entered the Great Lakes.

Fragrant waterlilly has been found to be growing in Lake Samish.