Invasive mussels in aquarium supplies alarm wildlife managers hcn.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hcn.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Washington Finds Invasive Zebra Mussels In Retail Moss Balls - Across Washington, WA - Officials are asking Washingtonians with aquariums to check their supplies for Marimo moss balls after some were sold with invasive mussels.
Zebra mussels on Marimo moss balls are causing an emergency in WA
If the tiny mussel established itself here, it would create over $100 million worth of damage each year to dams, agriculture, salmon and more.
by
Updated at 11:05 a.m. on March 8, 2021
Participants in the Lake Roosevelt Invasive Mussel Response Exercise in the fall of 2019 deploy mock chemicals into the water. (Washington State Depaartment of Fish and Wildlife/Washington Invasive Species Council.)
Capt. Eric Anderson of the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife was driving down Highway 101 at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, when the computer terminal in his car blinked on. His Montana counterpart, Tom Wolfe, had forwarded him an email with an innocuous automated report from the U.S. Geographic Survey about the detection of a zebra mussel in Washington state.
Washington wildlife officials are asking residents to inspect any newly purchased aquarium moss for signs of invasive zebra mussels after the species was found in products being sold by national retailers Petco and Petsmart. On Thursday, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) reported that zebra mussels had been identified in Marimo moss balls bought by Washington residents, including from pet supply stores in Seattle. The.