New Publications

From January 31, 1991 (update #6)

* The Zebra Mussel: U.S. Utility Implications, published by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), reviews the general biology and ecology of the zebra mussel; provides a projection of future zebra mussel macrofouling problems; and details the technologies presently available for zebra mussel mitigation and control. The report is free to EPRI member utilities and affiliates, U.S. utility associations, U.S. government agencies (federal, state, and local), news media and foreign organizations with which EPRI has an information exchange agreement.

To obtain a copy, contact Research Reports Center, Box 50490, Palo Alto, CA 94303, phone (415) 965-4081. On request, the RRC will also send a catalog of EPRI reports. Other EPRI reports currently in preparation include the development of a zebra mussel monitoring and control guide, a study of chemical controls, and development of an educational videotape. The video is slated for distribution in March.

* Exotic Species and the Shipping Industry: The Great Lakes- St. Lawrence Ecosystem at Risk, published by the International Joint Commission and the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, recommends short- and long-term actions to reduce the risk of introducing new exotic species into the Great Lakes. Copies are available from IJC Information Services, P.O. Box 32869, Detroit, MI 48232-2869, telephone (313) 226-2170.

ID: 19910131-11.

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.