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Okanagan monitoring musselsby Bill Everitt | Story: 120706 - Aug 10, 2014 / 10:02 am
A Central Okanagan boat launch is part of a valley-wide network of monitoring stations for invasivemussels.
The monitor device is installed inOkanagan Lake at the Okanagan CentreSafe Harbour Regional Park boat launchthat is maintained by the RegionalDistrict.
The Okanagan and Similkameen InvasiveSpecies Society (OASISS) installed themonitoring station and checks it monthlythrough the fall, along with taking aplankton tow sample of the water for anysigns of Zebra and Quagga Mussels.
The monitoring station is made of a ropewith a weight at one end and a series ofsmall sections of PVC pipe and mesh. Ifthe invasive mollusk species (whichranges in size from a grain of sand tothumbnail size) is present, it will attach tothis artificial, solid surface.
The monitor is intended to act as awarning device as this would be a likely location that any mussels would show up, being transported onor in boats and trailers.
The Society and the Okanagan Basin Water Board’s Okanagan WaterWise program are encouraging allowners of personal watercraft and boats to ‘Don’t Move a Mussel’ and check their vessels for signs ofthe invasive mussels, especially if they have been out of the province.
By adopting the ‘Clean, Drain, Dry’ protocol residents and visiting boat owners can help protect BC lakesfrom these species, which have caused havoc and created a major economic cost in other jurisdictionsbecause they rapidly colonize on hard surfaces, impacting tourism, recreation and infrastructure.
To learn more about OASISS visit www.oasiss.ca
For information on the Okanagan Basin Water Board’s ‘Don’t Move a Mussel’ initiative and how you canhelp, visit www.dontmoveamussel.ca.
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