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Taskforce urges boaters’ vigilance against invasive quagga and zebra mussels

Quagga and Zebra Mussel

May 27, 2010 STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF BOATING AND WATERWAYS 2000 Evergreen Street, Suite 100, Sacramento, California  95815 http://www.dbw.ca.gov Contact: Gloria Sandoval, Department of Boating and Waterways, 916-715-1657 (cell) Troy Swauger, Department of Fish and Game, 916-322-8932 Roy Stearns, Department of Parks and Recreation, 916-654-2270 Pete Weisser, Department of Water Resources, 916-653-3350 Steve Lyle, …

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Harmful Aquatic Hitchhikers: Mollusks: Zebra Mussel

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What do zebra mussels look like? NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab Zebra mussels on a stick Photo by Simon van Mechelen, University of Amsterdam, 1990. Click image to enlarge Zebra mussels get their name from the striped pattern of their shells. However, the pattern varies greatly to where there are no stripes, only dark …

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