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.

How can Asian clams be transported between waterbodies?

A prevention program can help stop aquatic invasive species from being introduced.

Inspectors will ask you where and when your watercraft was last used.

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

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