Zebra and quagga mussels attach themselves to hard surfaces tightly like superglue and are very difficult to remove without high pressure, hot water.
Inspectors will only need to do a visual inspection of the exterior of the watercraft.
What are the three important steps for preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species that should be done every time you go boating?
Boating is a primary pathway for the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species to and from Whatcom County lakes.
Traveling with plants attached to your boat/trailer in Washington State is:
Inspectors will ask you where and when your watercraft was last used.
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.
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