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Conduct the sixth and seventh annual cooperative
zebra mussel monitoring on the Ohio River mainstem to track the status
of zebra mussels and their impact on native mussel fauna. (Cooperative
Zebra Mussel Network)
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In FY2000, as part of continuing outreach
efforts to educate the public on the importance of mussel fauna and the
threats which face them, finalize and distribute the Ohio River Native
Mussel poster developed with partners in FY99.
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Continue research on propagation of
juvenile mussels in hatcheries
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Describe the genetics of endangered
mussels in the ORVE to facilitate re-introductions and augmentations.
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