Five boats stopped in recent weeks
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Following the recent interception and impoundment of multiple quagga mussel-fouled watercraft that had been in Lake Powell or Lake Havasu for extended periods, the Arizona Game and Fish Department reminds boaters to “clean, drain and dry” — and especially decontaminate — their watercraft and equipment before exiting waters designated as having aquatic invasive species.
Five vessels from Arizona waters have been impounded during the past month — three in Idaho and two in Colorado.
“There is absolutely no reason why boaters are not decontaminating moored boats before leaving a quagga mussel-infected water,” said Chris Cantrell, AZGFD’s aquatic wildlife branch chief.
AZGFD recently contracted with a local business to provide free decontaminations for those with boats that have been on a quagga mussel-infected water for more than five consecutive days.