Learn how to identify common water bugs in Utah waters.
Learn the requirements to help stop the spread of invasive quagga mussels.
Find research, data, and tools for aquatic monitoring.
Clean water for fish and aquatic life is one of Utah's beneficial uses of water. The state sets water quality standards to protect waters that fall under this category of use. Since aquatic organisms spend all or most of their lives in the water, water quality parameters for fisheries are more strict than many other beneficial uses.
Aquatic wildlife includes cold and warm water species of game and nongame fish and aquatic life, waterfowl, shorebirds, and other water-oriented wildlife. This also includes the aquatic organisms in their food chain, such as macroinvertebrates.
Learn about aquatic macroinvertebrates. Some of scientists most helpful partners in detecting decreasing water quality are aquatic macroinvertebrates because they react quickly to changing water conditions.
