AIS Awareness Course Exam

Question 1 of 7

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

Question 2 of 7

Adult quagga and zebra mussels can survive out of the water for up to 30 days.

Question 3 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.

Question 4 of 7

Aquatic invasive species can clog water intake pipes and impede the flow of water to municipal water supplies, irrigation operations, and power plants.

Question 5 of 7

Zebra and quagga mussels can create long-term taste and odor issues in drinking water supplies and clog water intake structures.

Question 6 of 7

If a bait well or a hold on your boat has water in it, but the water looks clean, do you still need to drain and dry the hold before launching your boat?

Question 7 of 7

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.