May 31, 2008
Courtesy photo This shoe was placed into Lake Mead on Oct. 2, 2007. It was removed less than two months later and virtually covered with Quagga mussels.
Inspectors intercepted 28 boats with invasive Dreissenid mussels, marking a grim milestone; the most ever found in a single season. Travelling boats and trailers are the most common way aquatic invasive species are spread.
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