On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 11:39 PM, Paul Hayward <pdh_at_mmcl.co.nz> wrote: > Brad Crain said on Tuesday, 13 October 2009 > > Oregon will require a permit for all canoes and kayaks over a certain > length > > Hopefully they will not be targeting people in transit (by road or coast) ? > > Because the permit is specifically intended to reduce invasive species, it's the in-transit boats that pose the biggest threat. If your boat never moves out of whatever waterway it uses then it's unlikely to become the vehicle that introduces an invasive species. It's the trailer-boats, mostly, that are the culprits. Outdrives and outboards are perfect carriers of juvenile mussels (or adults if they are not cleaned). I have seen a video of a boat from Nevada (where there are lots of zebra mussels) traveling north in Idaho festooned with zebra mussels and the drive blithely unaware. But no, in-transit boats are probably not targeted. As long as they keep on driving they don't much care. It's the next state's problem then. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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