Yep, zebra mussels, round gobies, and other imports. And the Mississippi is being taken over by alien mussels and Asian carp. The latter are big and known to jump into boats, so they are a potential hazard to all small boaters, including kayakers and canoeists. The zebra mussels are thought to have arrived in the ballast water of ocean-going ships. How do you get an ocean-going ship into Lake Mead? Chuck Holst > Isn't Lake Superior shrinking also from an incredible infusion > of foreign mussels (not from Brussels) that are filling up the lake > and coating everything, including boat hulls, and now BR wants to import > these insiduous creatures to New Mexico? But it's ok, because they have > already invaded Lake Meade (guess Greyhound Bus Lines will sell tickets > to anyone or anything). > > Brad *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Nov 07 2007 - 09:58:51 PST
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