In the first trial involving the park's mussel prevention regulations, a federal judge has ordered a Nevada man to pay a
$2,500 fine for failing to have his boat inspected for mussels before launching it on Lake Powell.
Effective June 29, 2009, self-certification of watercraft will no longer be an option at all major launch ramps and screening for the invasive mussels by trained personnel will be mandatory for all vessels.
DWR continues work to protect Utah from devastating mussels. Electric Lake, the Colorado River near Moab, Red Fleet Reservoir and Lake Powell are the four waters the DWR has received conflicting results for AIS.
An aggressive shell fish has invaded several lakes near Lake Powell. And Utah Division of Wildlife Resources biologists are concerned about the effect quagga mussels could have on the fantastic fishing at the lake.