AIS Awareness Course Exam

Question 1 of 7

Boating is a primary pathway for the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species to and from Whatcom County lakes.

Question 2 of 7

If you get a wire seal attached to your boat and trailer when leaving Lake Whatcom, and then come back to Lake Whatcom another day with the tether still intact, will you need to stop at a staffed inspection station?

Question 3 of 7

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

Question 4 of 7

In the state of Washington you can be fined for towing a boat/trailer on the road with plant fragments attached.

Question 5 of 7

If you boat on a lake infested with Eurasian watermilfoil or other aquatic weeds, what is the best way to prevent the plants from spreading somewhere else?

Question 6 of 7

Do you need to purchase an AIS permit at the beginning of each year's boating season?

Question 7 of 7

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.