Invasive Species Program - Now being Enforced
Mandatory Aquatic Nuisance Species Inspection Program in here.
Mandatory Inspections. All boats and non-motorized watercraft will be inspected prior to launching.
Only Clean, Drained and Dry Boats will be allowed to launch.
CA Fish and Game Code Section 2302 requires Castaic Lake & Pyrmaid Lake to:
1) Assess the vulnerability of the lake for the introduction of nonnative dreissenid mussel species.
2) Develop and implement a program designed to prevent the introduction of nonnative dreissenid mussels speies.
Links to important documents:
Quagga/Zebra Mussel Fact Sheet
Locations of Quagga and Zebra Mussels in California
For Questions about the Castaic Lake & Pyramid Lake Program email link to quagga@parks.lacounty.gov
For additional information visit the California Department of Fish and Game Invasive Species Program web page - http://www.dfg.ca.gov/invasives/quaggamussel/