# "Taking out the Asian Clam before it takes over Lake George " **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 26, 2011, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093 "2011-04-26T09:07:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093/1 "2011-04-26T09:07:17Z")
Seriously, that’s the title you used? :rofl > **Taking out the Asian Clam before it takes over Lake George** > ``` > LAKE GEORGE--Monday was the beginning, of what many hope is the end, to the Asian Clam's visit in Lake George. A handful of the mollusks were likely dumped there three years ago and now they cover 5 acres of the lake's bottom. > "Here in Lake George we identified that the clams were introduced early enough--we have the potential to eradicate them," explains lead researcher Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer of RPI's Darrin Fresh Water Institute. > The Asian Clam (Corbicula fluminea) quickly grows from microscopic organism to nickel sized and reproduces two times a year. A single clam puts out between 2,000 and 8,000 offspring that create an algae that dramatically alters water quality. > "Once the water temperatures rise they begin to reproduce for the season and we will have more clams and they will spread," adds Nierzwicki-Bauer. > In order to kill them, researchers have to attach weighted mats to the infected floor of the lake and cover the beds entirely. The 50x7 PVC covers are supposed to suffocate the clams. > "The clams will come out of the sediment as oxygen levels get lower and die at the surface," says Peter Bauer of The Fund for Lake George. > Researchers assigned to the project consider the system benign; meaning it will have little impact on the other aquatic species that live in Lake George. > But it's the impact, outside the water, that will be most significant, claim supporters. > "Lake George is the single most economic asset of Warren County...this is an investment in protecting that important asset," maintains Bauer. > The mats will be removed in July and the process might have to be repeated next fall. Each treatment costs $400,000. > > ``` [http://wnyt.com/article/stories/S2080873.shtml?cat=708](http://wnyt.com/article/stories/S2080873.shtml?cat=708) ---
**Author:** ![crAppAchic0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/crappachic0/32/6306_2.png) [@crAppAchic0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/crAppAchic0)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093/2 "2011-04-26T09:25:05Z")
That title’s fanfreakintastic. I didn’t realize the troubles they were facing with potentially being overrun by the Asian Clam. ---
**Author:** ![Mike3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike3/32/6350_2.png) [@Mike3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike3)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093/3 "2011-04-26T10:00:24Z")
How bout times unions :rofl (insert) muff"Divers targeting Asian clams" > **[Divers targeting Asian clams](https://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Divers-targeting-Asian-clams-1352275.php)** > > Scuba divers plunged into the 40-degree, gray-blue waters of Lake George on Monday to start laying down acres of mats on the bottom in a bid to snuff out an aquatic invader. During the next three weeks, divers will lay down more than 900 overlapping... ---
**Author:** ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093/4 "2011-04-26T10:04:55Z")
Asian clam is taking over. ---
**Author:** ![usmc2801](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/usmc2801/32/6387_2.png) [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093/5 "2011-04-26T10:57:56Z")
Hmmm not a big fan of the Asian Clam. ---
**Author:** ![GermanPSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/germanpsi/32/6353_2.png) [@GermanPSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GermanPSI)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093/6 "2011-04-26T11:07:15Z")
lmfao ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093/7 "2011-04-26T11:34:47Z")
the damn chinese are taking over our water now too. ---
**Author:** ![HudsonFalcon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hudsonfalcon/32/6460_2.png) [@HudsonFalcon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HudsonFalcon)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093/8 "2011-04-26T11:58:16Z")
That title is pure awesomeness. ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093/9 "2011-04-26T12:00:01Z")
someone want to explain how some PCV pipe, a tarp, and some weight cost $400,000 to motorboat (giggidy) into the lake and dump overboard? EVERY TIME they want to do it? ---
**Author:** ![usmc2801](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/usmc2801/32/6387_2.png) [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093/10 "2011-04-26T12:06:38Z")
> [@it's friday and](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-friday-and/41661/10): > > someone want to explain how some PCV pipe, a tarp, and some weight cost $400,000 to motorboat (giggidy) into the lake and dump overboard? EVERY TIME they want to do it? Fuel? :lol ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093/11 "2011-04-26T12:50:15Z")
> [@Evo 9 Tech suggestions about warranty](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-9-tech-suggestions-about-warranty/26360/30): > > Fuel? :lol hahahah true. whats fuel per gal on that fucking lake at a marina? like $12 a gal? lol ---
**Author:** ![toomanycamaros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@toomanycamaros](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/toomanycamaros)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093/12 "2011-04-26T16:03:16Z")
cause the smart people at RPI told them to. ---
**Author:** ![sbardy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@sbardy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sbardy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093/13 "2011-04-26T17:09:38Z")
I love Asian clam. I could eat it everyday. ---
**Author:** ![sbardy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@sbardy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sbardy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093/14 "2011-04-26T17:10:39Z")
preferrably Korean ---
**Author:** ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093/15 "2011-04-26T17:15:39Z")
I love having many asian clams in my mouth at once. ---
**Author:** ![johnnyk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johnnyk/32/6480_2.png) [@johnnyk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/johnnyk)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093/16 "2011-04-26T17:27:25Z")
i heard asian clam is sidewayz. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093/17 "2011-04-26T17:53:25Z")
wouldve been even funnier if it was Canadian instead of Asian ---
**Author:** ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093/18 "2011-04-26T19:29:02Z")
wow this sucks. ---
**Author:** ![NickAlero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nickalero/32/6440_2.png) [@NickAlero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NickAlero)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093/19 "2011-04-26T21:29:36Z")
> [@High Five](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-five/41664/12): > > cause the smart people at RPI told them to. making cracks at rpi now…i see how its gonna be… ---
**Author:** ![DUKE\_LADUKE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duke_laduke/32/6317_2.png) [@DUKE\_LADUKE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DUKE_LADUKE)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093/20 "2011-04-26T21:37:23Z")
I love asian clams … This is why we stopped selling invasive species at my job . Apple snails,snakeheads etc. Even catching fuckin oscars and south american cichlids in the mohawk/hudson now days. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-out-the-asian-clam-before-it-takes-over-lake-george/258093.md?page=2)