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Bryant, T. L., J. M. Falk, 1994. "Zebra Mussel: Present Threat, Future Danger?", Delaware Sea Grant College Program. A Mid Atlantic Sea Grant Network fact sheet produced by the Delaware Sea Grant College Program Zebra Mussel: Present Threat, Future Danger?The Mid-Atlantic Sea Grant Network In 1966, Congress established the National Sea Grant College Program to conduct research, education, and public service in support of the nation’s ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources. The Name "Sea Grant" was chosen to emphasize the parallel between this program focusing on the sea, and the Land Grant program created more than a century earlier to develop our agricultural resources. Today, there are 29 Sea Grant programs in the United States – at major academic institutions in every coastal state. Each program has a common goal: To foster the wise use, conservation, and management of marine and coastal resources. Each program receives funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the U. S. Department of Commerce, as well as state and/or university funds. This report highlights the threat the zebra mussel poses to the Mid-Atlantic region – New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina – and the Mid-Atlantic Sea Grant Network’s efforts to prepare the region for a possible zebra mussel "invasion." Entire Paper |