Stopped in their tracks: Some AIS inspection stations remain open

AIS season isn’t over quite yet. Anglers and waterfowl hunters with watercraft must continue to stop at all aquatic invasive species watercraft inspection stations they encounter. While some inspection stations close after Labor Day, others continue operating through October in high-risk corridors. Six stations are still operating, including Anaconda’s. So far this year, more than 110,000 watercraft have been inspected. Thirty of those were carrying mussels, and more than 600 were carrying weeds.  According to aquatic invasive species bureau chief Tom Woolf, that’s about 3,000 fewer boats than last year, and six fewer mussel-fouled boats. No new AIS populations have…