By educating all Whatcom County boaters and residents, the Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program aims to protect:

Zebra and quagga mussels can attach themselves to hard surfaces but can be removed quite easily with a damp cloth.

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:

No aquatic invasive plants have been found to be growing in Lake Whatcom.

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