"Just because you eschew felt, does not make you some sort of environmental hero."

That's the money quote from Monday's Phil Monahan's Fine Lines column on MidCurrent. We would add that just because your company made the choice to only offer sticky rubber does not make you some sort of enviro friendly brand.

The issue of invasive species transport is much more complex than one's sole choice. As Phil points out, clean dry and inspect is the critical step that anglers can take to help prevent the spread of invasive species........and don't forget to clean dry and inspect the dog, the drift boat, the trailer, the anchor line or anything else that was in the water.

Cut the Carp

Wired Magazine reports on an effervescent acoustic barrier technology designed to keep invasive Asian Carp out of Lake Michigan.  LINK

Microbes may be answer to invasive mussels

An eco-friendly bacteria that kills invasive mussels will be tested for the first time in Canada at the Decew Falls hydro plant.

It has worked incredibly well in smaller-scale tests so far, said Daniel Molloy, a scientist with the New York State Museum who discovered the potential of Pseudomas fluorescens.

LINK (Via: The Standard)

The Ballad of Aquatic Invasive Species

This folk song reminds listeners about the importance of cleaning boats when moving them between bodies of water to keep Wisconsin's waters pure and clean.

LINK

An Unsightly Algae Extends Its Grip to a Crucial New York Stream

Esopus Creek, a legendary Catskill Mountain fly fishing stream that is an integral part of New York City’s vast upstate drinking water system, is one of the latest bodies of water to be infected with Didymosphenia geminata.

LINK (Via:The NY Times)

Invasive species are greatest threat to Northwest salmon

Photo: Steven Nehl, The Oregonian

That's the conclusion of a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle.

This report argues the greatest threat to fish are non-native species like crappie or bass that can eat up juvenile salmon as the make their way downstream from their birthplace to the ocean.

LINK (Via: Oregon Live)