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AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES (ANS)
A Q U A T I C N U I S A N C E S PE C I ES ( A N S )

As soon as you pull your boat
out of the water, remember to: Motor
Anchor Live Wells
Clean. Prop Dock Lines Bilge
Pressure wash your boat, trailer and equipment with
hot water (140º F) and remove all zebra mussels, plant
fragments and mud that are visible.
Drain. Trailer
Drain all water from your boat, motor, bilge, live wells, texasinvasives.org
coolers and ballast.
Hull Bunks
Dry. Rollers Axle Prop
If pressure wash is not available, allow the boat, trailer
and equipment to dry thoroughly for at least five days
before visiting a new water body.

IT'S THE LAW!
ANS are invasive, non-native species that threaten the ecological integrity of aquatic ecosystems in Oklahoma.
Boaters must remove all aquatic plant species and zebra mussels from boats, trailers and other gear prior
to launching boats in state waters. If you find something you believe to be an ANS, call fisheries biologist at
(405) 365-5060. For more information on ANS, go online to ProtectYourWaters.net

SHAD RESTRICTION ATTENTION

No person shall transport shad from the following waters. If shad are collected from ANGLERS
these listed waters for use as bait, they may only be used in the water body from which
they were collected. Bighead and silver carp are invading
Oklahoma waters. If you catch either
• The Red River below Lake Texoma to the Arkansas state line of these species, do not release the
• Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees fish back into the water. Report it to
Wildlife Department personnel immedi-
• The Neosho River from Grand Lake to the Kansas state line ately by calling (918) 683-1031. Anglers
• The Kiamichi River below Hugo Lake to the Red River are allowed to possess dead or live big-
head and silver carp when reporting
them to the Wildlife Department. The
Wildlife Department is collecting bio-
logical data on these species to better
understand their population status and
the threats they pose to state lakes and
Bighead Carp Juvenile Silver Carp Juvenile Gizzard Shad rivers. Your cooperation is appreciated.

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