What are inspectors looking and feeling for when they conduct a physical watercraft inspection?
Aquatic invasive species can make shoreline areas hazardous and uninviting for recreational users and waterfront property owners.
Zebra and quagga mussels attach themselves to hard surfaces tightly like superglue and are very difficult to remove without high pressure, hot water.
By educating all Whatcom County boaters and residents, the Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program aims to protect:
What will greatly reduce the time it takes to inspect your watercraft for AIS?
Inspectors will ask you where and when your watercraft was last used.
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?
Time's up