Exercising mussel control
Owners and operators of boats and other watercraft should take care not to transport quagga mussels on crafts and trailers. The state Department of Fish and Game recommends the following:
* Inspect all exposed surfaces visually and by hand. Tiny mussels attached to hulls and other surfaces feel like sandpaper when rubbed.
* Wash the hulls of watercraft thoroughly under high pressure, using hot water. Remove all plant and animal material.
* Drain all water and dry all areas, including the lower outboard unit, and clean and dry all live-well compartments.
* Empty and dry all buckets. Throw all leftover bait into the trash.
* Wait five days before launching into different fresh waters, keeping watercraft dry.
* Cooperate with vessel inspections.
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