10-01-2009, 06:20 PM
[quote FishinHippy]Good idea.....BUT....
The boats are only one way these invasive species are being transported. If they can figure out a way for the birds to adhere to that policy then we would have a good shot at it. Like Riley said, unfortunately they will eventually make it into all waters. Also, the testing of waters, is also a factor. By the time a water is designated to be infected, likely people (unknowingly) have already spread the mussels into other waters.
I wish it was that simple, but I think the states and the feds need to move from containment to focus on controlling them without devastating the ecology of our waters.
Has anyone seen any research on controlling or eliminating these things? Anything promising?[/quote]
Pretty much the truth------ we aren't stopping them when birds can eat them and out they come whole and alive.
Not saying this isn't something we need to be worried about and do our best to control but it didn't wipe out the Great Lakes as was advertised to begin with.
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The boats are only one way these invasive species are being transported. If they can figure out a way for the birds to adhere to that policy then we would have a good shot at it. Like Riley said, unfortunately they will eventually make it into all waters. Also, the testing of waters, is also a factor. By the time a water is designated to be infected, likely people (unknowingly) have already spread the mussels into other waters.
I wish it was that simple, but I think the states and the feds need to move from containment to focus on controlling them without devastating the ecology of our waters.
Has anyone seen any research on controlling or eliminating these things? Anything promising?[/quote]
Pretty much the truth------ we aren't stopping them when birds can eat them and out they come whole and alive.
Not saying this isn't something we need to be worried about and do our best to control but it didn't wipe out the Great Lakes as was advertised to begin with.
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