Nacimiento and San Antonio lakes start screening and inspections for invasive mussels

[hulanicki]

Screening and inspection of vessels instituted for the 2011 boating season to prevent invasive mussels at Nacimiento and San Antonio reservoirs


Visitors to Nacimiento and San Antonio reservoirs must pass an inspection and screening of their watercraft and trailers as officials strive to prevent invasion of Quagga and Zebra mussels and other aquatic invasive species into local waters.
Vessel screenings and inspections will continue as both Monterey and San Luis Obispo try to keep the reservoirs free of invasive species. Rangers, inspection-trained park and resort staff and private community volunteers will be especially watching for visitors whose boats have been to or are registered in Southern California, Arizona, Nevada and other states, which have water bodies infested with these Eurasian mussels.
Public ramps at Nacimiento and San Antonio reservoirs will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, a reduction of the previous 24-hour access.

Thank you for observing Clean, Drain, Dry precautions so we "Don't Move a Mussel"

[DarkShadow]

Hopefully this will deter the morons that are transferring spotted bass from Naci over to San Anton' as well.

[dockboy]

especially watching for visitors whose boats have been to or are registered in Southern California, Arizona, Nevada and other states, which have water bodies infested with these Eurasian mussels

lol please....San Justo is under two hours away, more like an hour and half. One seagull flies from one lake to another and its game over. When we fished Naci in November inspection was a joke, nothing strict like Santa Margarita runs. I do hope they step it up. Wakeboard boats in particular are dangerous, since they have that split/tunneled hull deal that fills with water (to make a bigger wake) and makes getting any type of clean 'n dry impossible. Hopefully they'll check livewells on the way out too. Both Margi and San Anton have spots in them now from bucket biologists!

[cutbait]

lol please....San Justo is under two hours away, more like an hour and half. One seagull flies from one lake to another and its game over. When we fished Naci in November inspection was a joke, nothing strict like Santa Margarita runs. I do hope they step it up. Wakeboard boats in particular are dangerous, since they have that split/tunneled hull deal that fills with water (to make a bigger wake) and makes getting any type of clean 'n dry impossible. Hopefully they'll check livewells on the way out too. Both Margi and San Anton have spots in them now from bucket biologists!

They have stepped it up, and charging for screening is on the table. So bring an extra few bucks.