Diving program to fight zebra mussels at risk of shutdown

QCNA on August 5, 2025

This article explains that Bleu Massawippi’s diving program to physically remove invasive zebra mussels from Lake Massawippi—which has helped reduce the spread of this harmful species—is at risk of being suspended by the end of August unless urgent government funding is secured, with the environmental nonprofit warning that halting these costly but effective operations could undo years of progress, threaten lake biodiversity and infrastructure, and lead to increased mussel impacts on beaches and water systems.

Read the article of The Record.