What is the best way to dispose of aquatic plant fragments that you remove from your boat?

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

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.

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?

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

What will greatly reduce the time it takes to inspect your watercraft for AIS?