Competence Center Quagga Mussel

• Standardisation of monitoring of affected lakes and support for monitoring by the cantons
• Support and standardisation of early detection in lakes not yet affected through regular eDNA monitoring
• Cooperation with international commissions for the protection of Lake Geneva, Lake Constance, Lake Lugano and Lake Maggiore
• Central point of contact for citizen science (mussel finds and mussel reports)
• Point of contact for prevention and protection measures, including the evaluation of measures

For further information and questions regarding the spread and monitoring of the quagga mussel, please contact the Eawag Quagga Task Force. We will be happy to provide you with further information:

Eawag Quagga Competence Center
Thomas Müller
Aquatic Ecology
Überlandstrasse 133
8600 Dübendorf
Switzerland
quagga@cluttereawag.ch

The centre is funded by the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) and Eawag.