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AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES (ANS) CLEAN. DRAIN. DRY.

AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES (ANS)

PROHIBITED
SPECIES LIST

Importing into the state or possession
AS SOON AS YOU PULL YOUR BOAT OUT of the following exotic species or their
OF THE WATER, REMEMBER TO: eggs in Oklahoma is illegal:
• Alewives
CLEAN. DRY. • Australian Red Claw (Crayfish)
Pressure wash your boat, trailer and equip- If pressure wash is not available, allow the boat, • Bighead Carp
ment with hot water (140º F) and remove all trailer and equipment to dry thoroughly for
zebra mussels, plant fragments and mud that at least five days before visiting a new water • Black Carp
are visible. body. • Blueback Herring
DRAIN. • Bony-Tongue Fishes
Drain all water from your boat, motor, bilge, • Electric Catfish
live wells, coolers and ballast. • Electric Eel
• Freshwater Stingray
Anchor Live Wells Motor • Pike Killifish
• Houri
Prop Dock Lines Bilge
• Marbled Crayfish
• Parasitic South American Catfish
• Pavon or Peacock Bass
Trailer • Piranha
texasinvasives.org • Rudd and Rudd Hybrids
• Rainbow Smelt

Hull Bunks • Silver Carp
Axle Prop • Snakehead
Rollers
• Walking Catfish

IT'S THE LAW!

ANS are invasive, non-native species that threaten the ecological
integrity of aquatic ecosystems in Oklahoma. Boaters must remove all
aquatic plant species and zebra mussels from boats, trailers and other Australian Red Piranha
gear prior to launching boats in state waters. If you find something you believe to be Claw (Crayfish)
an ANS, call fisheries biologist at (918) 200-4815. For more information on ANS, go
online to ProtectYourWaters.net

Walking Catfish
SHAD RESTRICTION

No person shall transport shad from the following waters. If shad are collected from these
listed waters for use as bait, they may only be used in the water body from which they were
collected. If you encounter an invasive carp, please immediately report it to (918) 200-4815. Peacock Bass Northern Snakehead
• The Red River below Lake Texoma to • The Neosho River from Grand Lake to
the Arkansas state line the Kansas state line
• Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees • The Kiamichi River below Hugo Lake to For a complete list of Oklahoma aquatic
the Red River invasive species and where they are
located, visit the ANS webpage at
wildlifedepartment.com/fishing/ans

Bighead Carp Juvenile Silver Carp Juvenile Gizzard Shad

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