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[cool][#0000ff]More bad news for western waters. Quagga mussels have been found in Lake Mead. These are a form of the dreaded zebra mussels and once they get a toehold, they are there forever. Nothing eats them and they really impact the environment by siphoning out tons of plankton and nutrients needed by both game fish and shad.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Hope they don't get started in Powell. [/#0000ff]
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Powell might be the first Utah water to get mussells, but others will follow - Flaming Gorge, Bear Lake, Strawberry to name a few.
California just enacted emergency legislation to deal with the quagga. When they arrive they will bring a bundle of headaches to Utah fisheries
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Wow, this is a big story. I have experience in the Great Lakes with these little rascals. They attach to anything in the water. Time to move to Mead and start a new business, cleaning boat hulls.
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