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News : Campaign Updates
Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! Prevention Procedures for Anglers
January 31, 2012 -- Whenever you fish, you have the potential to introduce or transport unwanted species into or from the area you are fishing. The equipment, clothing and boat used to fish have many places that a hitchhiker can hide. Unlike other recreational pursuits, fishing is a very diverse sport with a wide range of equipment. It is important to become aware this issue and your potential to transport aquatic hitchhikers, and take the necessary preventive steps. Read the full story to get the details.
"If any area of any equipment, clothing, boat, or trailer is moist, it can harbor a harmful hitchhiker for a long period of time. So even if it is a month before you go fishing again, you could be transporting a nuisance species. Eliminate and dry all equipment."
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The Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers web site is part of the ANS Task Force public
awareness campaign and is sponsored by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
and the U.S. Coast Guard.
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