Boaters key to keeping mussels out: Quagga species poses risk to state's fresh water, environmentalists say.

Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA) | February 19, 2007 | Copyright

Byline: Denis Cuff

Feb. 19--SOS to California boaters: Watch for a stowaway shellfish that could wreak havoc to the state's environment and economy if you let it sneak aboard. The health of California's Delta environment and water delivery system could be in jeopardy. A month after California detected its first quagga mussels in Lake Havasu near the Arizona border, state officials say they need recreational boaters' help to prevent the species from spreading throughout fresh waters statewide. An unsuspecting boater likely delivered the non-native mussel ...

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