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Cleaning my boat - mussels?


MMitchell

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I'm new to Australia (originally from UK) and was wondering if there is any rules or advice about ways of cleaning boats to avoid Quagga mussels and zebra mussels getting transported. They're becoming an issue in the UK and Ireland ( they're causing algal bloom and decreasing fish populations) with a lot of advice to boat owners and anglers to "check clean and dry" and drain bilge and motors, flush livewell etc, was wondering if the same rules applied in Australia, or if there was specific guidance? 

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The main sort of thing I have heard of is noxious marine weeds being transported . I have seen signs at boat ramps notifying people to clean their boat thoroughly so they don’t transport these weeds out of the area to another  area that is not contaminated. 

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