A friend who has a boat on Spa Creek (in Annapolis, off of the Severn River) showed me a picture of someone's fender that was submerged in water over the summer. It was COVERED in Zebra Mussels.
This year, the Chesapeake had a very large amount of fresh water coming down from the Susquehanna (and other watersheds). The Susquehanna, which extends into NY and PA States has had reports of Zebra Mussels before.
This year there are increased notes of Zebra Mussels in the upper Bay and it's tributaries.
Aside from visible on the hull, props, and other appendages on a boat, you may get these in your raw water system where they can grow and cause huge problems.
My boat is in Back Creek (next to Spa Creek). This was the first report I heard of these below the Bay Bridge.
Hopefully, the saliently will increase for a variety of reasons toward "normal" levels and the problem will abate. I'd rather have nettles to worry about in the late Summer, rather than crabs, oysters, and (now) Zebra mussels.
This year, the Chesapeake had a very large amount of fresh water coming down from the Susquehanna (and other watersheds). The Susquehanna, which extends into NY and PA States has had reports of Zebra Mussels before.
This year there are increased notes of Zebra Mussels in the upper Bay and it's tributaries.
Aside from visible on the hull, props, and other appendages on a boat, you may get these in your raw water system where they can grow and cause huge problems.
My boat is in Back Creek (next to Spa Creek). This was the first report I heard of these below the Bay Bridge.
Hopefully, the saliently will increase for a variety of reasons toward "normal" levels and the problem will abate. I'd rather have nettles to worry about in the late Summer, rather than crabs, oysters, and (now) Zebra mussels.