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Tahoe mussel inspections to continue through winter

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 30, 2009 at 7:45 am

tahoe winterFrom the Reno Gazette-Journal:

“With winter’s arrival weeks away, few boats are taking to Lake Tahoe’s increasingly frigid waters. But any that are launched will continue to be inspected for the possible presence of aquatic hitchhikers posing a huge environmental and economic risk to the Sierra lake.

The danger posed by quagga and zebra mussels requires constant vigilance, officials say. “It’s a big deal and certainly a high priority,” said Ted Thayer, aquatic invasive species program manager for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.

“Quagga and zebra mussels can be just as readily spread in the winter as in the summer and we do have year-round boating,” Thayer said.

Neither type of mussel has been found in the lake but quagga mussels were discovered on a boat preparing to launch in the summer of 2008. … “

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November 30, 2009 · Filed Under Lake Tahoe & the Sierra's

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