New Publications: Zebra Mussels and Aquaculture

From January, 1996 (Update #26)

"Zebra Mussels: A Crisis in Aquaculture" is a new four-page pamphlet discussing potential problems zebra mussels can cause for aquaculturists. Written by North Carolina State University Extension Fisheries Specialist Jim Rice, the pamphlet provides suggestions for protecting aquaculture water supplies and discusses ways to prevent the contamination of water used for hauling fish and fingerlings. Other topics include the use of disinfectants, control measures for infested facilities, and the implementation of inspection and monitoring programs to detect the presence of zebra mussels. The publication is available from North Carolina Sea Grant, P.O. Box 8605, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8605, phone (919) 515-2454, email: harriss@ unity.ncsu.edu.

ID: 199601-8.

The Zebra Mussel Update was a 4- to 8-page quarterly national newsletter published by the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute from May 1990 through May 1997. The ZMU documented the spread of the zebra mussel -- an exotic nuisance mussel -- through North America's freshwater environments, especially the Great Lakes, and on efforts to control it.