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By WHAV Staff | March 11, 2021 From left, Harbor Commission Chairman Sam Amari and Commissioners Alan Foucault and Commissioner Philip Wysocki. (WHAV News photograph.) Plans to bring a 400-passenger ship up river are in question today as city officials say moorings brought to the Merrimack Sunday were not authorized and must be removed. Haverhill Police delivered a letter from Harbormaster Michael Vets to Tim Slavit just before 10, Wednesday night, ordering removal of two mooring blocks at Chase’s Wharf by end of day Friday. The order follows a heated exchange at a Haverhill Harbor Commiss...

SALEM Wildlife agencies are urging pet and aquarium stores to remove “Betta Buddy Marimo Ball,” a moss plant for aquariums, after invasive zebra mussels were discovered inside the product. ODFW was recently alerted about this situation after hearing about a Seattle PetCo employee finding the zebra mussels attached and inside “Betta Buddy Marimo Ball” moss plants. ODFW’s Invasive Species Program supervisor also visited a store in the Salem area today and found viable zebra mussels in the product (see photos below). These stores have since removed the product from their...

Mussels discovered in aquarium products sold in Idaho Share This The following is a news release from the Idaho State Department of Agriculture. The Idaho State Department of Agriculture’s (ISDA) Invasive Species Program announced today the detection of invasive zebra mussels in aquarium products sold in the state. The ISDA has found live, viable zebra mussels in Marimo moss balls which commonly are sold for use in aquariums. ISDA officials were first made aware of the issue Wednesday and agency personnel immediately responded with in-person inspections. ISDA’s response has been part of ...

Aquarium owners who bought the “Betta Buddy Marimo Ball” are being urged to take special steps to get rid of it.

Aquarium owners who bought the “Betta Buddy Marimo Ball” are being urged to take special steps to get rid of it.