If you get a wire seal attached to your boat and trailer when leaving Lake Whatcom, and then come back to Lake Whatcom another day with the tether still intact, will you need to stop at a staffed inspection station?

How can Asian clams be transported between waterbodies?

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.

The goal of decontamination is to kill and remove all evidence of aquatic invasive species using high-pressure, hot water.

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

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