Whatcom Boat Inspection

Question 1 of 10

Zebra and quagga mussels can attach themselves to hard surfaces very tightly by the thousands and rapidly clog water intake pipes.

True

False

Question 2 of 10

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?

No – having an unbroken wire seal shows that my boat was inspected and I can drive past the station without stopping

Yes – I will need to stop briefly so that staff can clip the wire and record identification numbers from my boat

Question 3 of 10

Zebra and quagga mussels are freshwater mussels in North America capable of attaching themselves to hard substrates using hundreds of tiny little byssal threads.

True

False

Question 4 of 10

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 get their watercraft inspected.

True

False

Question 5 of 10

How many New Zealand mudsnails does it take to reproduce?

One - because they clone themselves

Two – a male and female

Question 6 of 10

How can Asian clams be transported between waterbodies?

In any hold on a boat where there is standing water

In a bait bucket

In aquarium water that is dumped into a waterbody

All of the above

Question 7 of 10

It only takes one plant fragment to start a new population of Eurasian watermilfoil.

True

False

Question 8 of 10

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

Leave them at the water’s edge to dry

Take them home

Dispose of them on site and well away from the water to dry out

Toss them back into the water

Question 9 of 10

Adult quagga and zebra mussels can survive out of the water for up to 30 days.

True

False

Question 10 of 10

How do quagga and zebra mussels spread from an affected water body to another water body?

Quagga and zebra mussels are likely spread only by birds and seaplanes.

Quagga and zebra mussels are typically spread only by boats.

Quagga and zebra mussels can be spread by a variety of sources, including downstream flow of water, hitchhiking on or within boats or by latching onto wetted equipment, ropes, gear, toys or apparel.