Tag: invasive species

New Zealand Mud Snails confirmed in the Au Sable River

New Zealand Mud Snails confirmed in the Au Sable River

| June 9, 2016

New Zealand Mud Snails have been discovered in the East Branch of the Au Sable River, just downstream of the Harrietta Hills Trout Farm-Grayling. These invasive snails can spread throughout a river system and damage fisheries.

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Didymo and mud snails invade Michigan

Didymo and mud snails invade Michigan

| January 17, 2016

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently received reports and confirmed the presence of New Zealand mud snails and Didymo (Didymosphenia geminata) in Michigan waters.

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