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From May 10, 1990 (update #1)

The zebra mussel problem transcends state and national boundaries, and the free exchange and pooling of the knowledge and experience gained in dealing with this new invader is essential to effectively dealing with it. We invite reports of sightings and practical experiences with zebra mussels to be sent to the Wisconsin Sea Grant Advisory Services field office at UW-Green Bay. We will, in turn, try to convey this information to all interested audiences. The public is asked to report any sightings immediately to Wisconsin Sea Grant, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources or the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Individuals working on various problems related to zebra mussels in other states and Canadian provinces include the following:

* Ron Griffiths, Ontario Ministry of Environment, Southwestern Region, 985 Adelaide Street South, London, Ontario N6E 1V3, Canada, phone (519) 661- 2200.

Griffiths is familiar with Canadian programs related to the spread of zebra mussels.

* Don Schloesser, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, National Fisheries Research Center, 1451 Green Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105, phone (313) 994-3331.

Schloesser helped organize early workshops on zebra mussels and is involved in studies of their ecological impact.

* Dave MacNeill, New York Sea Grant Extension, 405 Administration Bldg., SUNY College, Brockport, NY 14420, phone (716) 395-2638.

MacNeill helped organize a workshop and coauthored a fact sheet on zebra mussels. He is also familiar with the spread of zebra mussels into Lake Ontario.

* Fred Snyder, Ohio Sea Grant, Room 12, Bldg. 3, Camp Perry, Port Clinton, OH 43452, phone (419) 635-4417.

Snyder authored a zebra mussel fact sheet and is active in Extension efforts designed to help boaters deal with zebra mussels.

Many other individuals in the region are also working on zebra mussel- related problems, but the people on this list are among the key contacts. We will add more names to this list as they come to our attention.

ID: 19900510-8.

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.