COOK INLET AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION

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ELODEA IS A HIGHLY INVASIVE, NON-NATIVE AQUATIC PLANT THAT THREATENS FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS THROUGHOUT ALASKA. IT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED IN NUMEROUS LAKES AND RIVERS, INCLUDING IN THE MATANUSKA-SUSITNA (MAT-SU) BASIN, WHERE IT DISRUPTS NATIVE FISH HABITATS, DEGRADES WATER QUALITY, AND INTERFERES WITH RECREATIONAL LAKE USE. LAKES WITHIN THE NANCY LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE DUE TO FREQUENT BOAT AND FLOATPLANE ACTIVITY, WHICH ARE KNOWN VECTORS FOR THE SPREAD OF AQUATIC INVAS

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