Updated: December 8, 2022
By Southern Regional Aquaculture Center (SRAC)

Aquatic Weed Management - Control Methods

Many different aquatic plants can be found in, on and around fish culture ponds. These plants range from microscopic organisms known as plankton algae which drift suspended in the water, to larger plants rooted in the pond bottom. Certain types of aquatic plants are essential for fish production. However, aquatic plants that interfere with commercial fish production are considered to be weeds.

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