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Whoa, if they mandated that on boats, I wonder if it could stop the spread of invasive zebra mussels between lakes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_mussel#
by adrianmonk 8y ago
Whoa, if they mandated that on boats, I wonder if it could stop the spread of invasive zebra mussels between lakes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_mussel#North_American_invasion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_mussel#North_American_in...
One way they spread is by sticking to boats that owners take to a different lake without cleaning them. Cleaning isn't optional, but since it takes work it is unrealistic to believe everyone is going to actually do it. So despite campaigns to prevent it, zebra mussels keep spreading.
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