2013 New York State Boater's Guide - (Page 6)

You could be transporting plants and animals that endanger recreational opportunities on New York State’s lakes and rivers. Plants and animals cling to your boats, personal water craft, boat trailers, outboard motors, propellers, anchors, fishing gear and can survive in water contained within your equipment. These nuisance species use you and your equipment to invade uninfested waters such as our fragile Adirondack lakes and streams. You can help prevent the spread of these species by following the four simple steps listed below and learning to recognize the hitchhiker. More information can be obtained from the Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources at www.dec.ny.gov and www.protectyourwaters.net Don’t pick up aquatic nuisance hitchhikers. Inspect and clean these areas of your equipment. When you leave a body of water: • Remove any visible mud, plants, fish or animals before transporting equipment. • Eliminate water from equipment before transporting. • Clean and dry anything that comes into contact with water (boats, trailers, equipment, clothing, dogs, etc.). • Never release plants, fish or animals into a body of water unless they came out of that body of water. 6  http://www.protectyourwaters.net http://www.dec.ny.gov

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of 2013 New York State Boater's Guide

2013 New York State Boater's Guide
Introduction
Contents
Registration
Trailering
Equipment
Rules of the Nautical Road
General Boating Requirements
Getting Underway
Specific Recreational Boating Activities
Personal Watercraft

2013 New York State Boater's Guide

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