K38 Water Safety: Personal Watercraft training and education for personal watercraft (PWC) or for occupational use with Rescue Water Craft (RWC). K38 is a global association of water rescue professionals in 10 International countries...
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K38 Water Safety: Personal Watercraft training and education for personal watercraft (PWC) or for occupational use with Rescue Water Craft (RWC). K38 is a global association of water rescue professionals in 10 International countries educating, consulting and working water special events providing water safety and security.
LOGAN — Bear Lake has tested negative for invasive quagga mussels.
Eight quagga mussel traps that had been in the lake since April were pulled from Bear Lake Wednesday.
Scott Tolentino, fisheries manager with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, says each of the traps came up clean.
This is the second year the Division of Wildlife Resources has conducted testing in the northern Utah lake.
In Utah, boat owners who have been in contaminated water must assert that they’ve... Read Full Story
Nature appears to have a brightly colored solution to the quagga mussel invasion at Lake Mead. The redear sunfish is waiting in the wings to be introduced as the potential savior of the Las Vegas Valleys main water source. UNLV biologist David Wong, the regions chief quagga fighter, has long suspected that fish appetite could be the best answer to the clam infestation. Hes as much a fish expert as he is a mussel expert, having earned a bachelors degree in fisheries and a doctorate in aquatic... Read Full Story
Scientists and lake managers in several states are trying everything from power washers to electric jolts to kill or at least manage quagga mussels. So far, the thumbnail-sized, tough-shelled mussels — discovered nearly three years ago in Lake Mead — are winning. But UNLV biologist David Wong is working with other researchers on a promising new weapon: the redear sunfish. Distinguished by a red mark on its sides, this particular sunfish is nicknamed Òthe shellcrackerÓ and has a proven... Read Full Story
David Wong came to Las Vegas to try to save it from an alien invasion. The native of China has been working as a researcher at UNLVs School of Community Health Sciences since July 2008 for one reason because Southern Nevada is where the war to end all wars must be waged against quagga mussels, the little freshwater mollusks that threaten to clog and poison the regions water systems. Wong has for 15 years studied the effects of invasive mussel species in the United States. During the eight... Read Full Story
MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark 702.735.7123 September 28, 2009 Next month on Lake Havasu Entries continue to climb, Performance Alley packed, Syndication Television broadcasts for 28th quakysense IJSBA World Finals Presented by Monster Energy, racers from over 30 nations, 40 States Expected at Crazy Horse RV Resort & Campground LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz.— As entries from around the world continue to climb, Performance Alley... Read Full Story
MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark 702.735.7123 September 10, 2009 Oct. 10-18 on Lake Havasu Paddleboard, 928 Minis Pit Bike races, world’s best PWC racers, Free admission all part of 28th quakysense IJSBA World Finals Personal Watercraft racers from around the world returning to Crazy Horse RV Resort & Campground LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz.— With the event clock countdown at 30 days and ticking, entries continue to climb, vendors... Read Full Story
Excerpt from U.S. Coast Guard “ Proceedings of the Marine Safety & Security Council ” magazine. By ADM Thad Allen, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard. One of the Coast Guard’s greatest strengths is our multi-mission character. It allows us to conduct a wide range of functions in the maritime domain, from marine safety, to law enforcement and national defense, to environmental protection and humanitarian response. The Coast Guard has accrued these roles and missions over two centuries of service... Read Full Story
Greenwire : Experts warn that if not stopped, quagga mussels could poison Lake Mead near Las Vegas. “We want to watch these levels in fish and birds to see how things change,” said Shawn Gerstenberger, executive associate dean at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. “What we’ve seen in the Great Lakes shows the contaminants (levels) here will likely go up.” UNLV researchers are testing different kinds of fish in the lake for various toxins in an attempt to determine the extent of the... Read Full Story
K38 Rescue team developing memorial for late racer By DAVID BELL Today’s News-Herald Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:52 PM MST The team that rescued Italian racer Cesare Vismara from a racing crash and attempted life saving actions before Vismara succumbed to his injuries is looking to develop a permanent memorial to the fallen world champion. Vismara was killed Oct. 16 in a three-vessel crash during racing at the International Jet Sports Boating Association Personal Watercraft World Finals at... Read Full Story
