FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) — With warmer weather on the way more people will be bringing watercraft out for use on South Dakota rivers and lakes. With that will also be the risk of spreading aquatic invasive species like zebra mussels. Fisheries Program Administrator Jake Davis with the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department says messaging is one the best tools they have to slow the spread…
Davis says inspection stations established across the state are another communication tool as the inspections themselves have a limited effectiveness in slowing the spread. Mitigation is a two-prong approach…
Despite the limited effectiveness watercraft inspection stations will still be a part of the A-I-S effort…
Plug removal compliance remains very good at approximately 98-percent compliance over the last few years.
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