News Items tag as: invasive mussels

B.C. conservation service seizes nearly 3,000 invasive mussel infested moss balls
April 01, 2021 - 5:29 PM

A widespread effort to stop the spread of an invasive species in B.C. has resulted in the seizure or surrender of nearly 3,000 suspected or confirmed zebra mussel infested moss balls.
Province wants you to check your aquarium for invasive mussels hiding in moss balls
March 11, 2021 - 9:30 AM

B.C. is calling on aquarium owners to inspect their tanks to help prevent the spread of invasive mussels.
'It's a big deal': B.C. conservation officers on alert after invasive mussels found in pet store aquarium
March 08, 2021 - 6:00 PM

The B.C. government has spent millions of dollars since 2015 to keep lakes free of invasive mussels by conducting boat inspections but now there is a new threat.
Vernon RCMP volunteers are back to check for invasive mussels
August 21, 2020 - 2:03 PM

Volunteers will be back out checking boats for invasive mussels in Vernon, starting today.
These Quebec students are trying to keep invasive zebra mussels out of B.C. Interior lakes
July 01, 2020 - 7:32 AM

While conservation officers use sniffer dogs to try to stop invasive zebra mussels from contaminating lakes in the Interior, a new tool in the battle to keep B.C. mussel free is being developed in Quebec.
Mussel inspections find 19 boats carrying invasive species
November 13, 2019 - 6:00 AM

Nineteen out-of-province vehicles were heading for B.C. lakes last summer with zebra or quagga mussels on them, including three of them headed for the Okanagan.
You can help monitor Okanagan lakes for invasive mussels with this program
August 02, 2019 - 11:01 AM

SUMMERLAND - If you have a dock on a lake in the Okanagan, a local society would like you to keep your eyes peeled for invasive mussels.
More needs to be done to stop invasive mussel infested boats: Okanagan Basin Water Board
July 18, 2019 - 10:19 AM

KELOWNA - Inspectors have intercepted nine boats and one kayak carrying invasive mussels into B.C. as of July 5, and of those, two were headed for the Okanagan.
Overloaded B.C. invasive mussel-sniffing dog getting help
March 20, 2019 - 5:00 PM

The fight to keep B.C. free of invasive mussels just got a major boost with a second mussel-sniffing dog ready to hit the inspection stations this spring.
B.C. invasive mussel defence program inspected 38,000 boats last year
February 21, 2019 - 2:04 PM

The B.C. government’s Invasive Mussel Defence Program was busy last year performing 38,000 watercraft inspections.
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News Items tag as: invasive mussels

B.C. conservation service seizes nearly 3,000 invasive mussel infested moss balls

Province wants you to check your aquarium for invasive mussels hiding in moss balls

'It's a big deal': B.C. conservation officers on alert after invasive mussels found in pet store aquarium

Vernon RCMP volunteers are back to check for invasive mussels

These Quebec students are trying to keep invasive zebra mussels out of B.C. Interior lakes

Mussel inspections find 19 boats carrying invasive species

You can help monitor Okanagan lakes for invasive mussels with this program

More needs to be done to stop invasive mussel infested boats: Okanagan Basin Water Board

Overloaded B.C. invasive mussel-sniffing dog getting help

B.C. invasive mussel defence program inspected 38,000 boats last year

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