Governor George Bush Takes a Spin on TVA’s Aquatic Weed Harvester

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Aquatic Weed Harvester Demonstration in Texas
Aquarius Systems joined forces with Ray Scott (founder of B.A.S.S.), the Lower Colorado River Authority, Texas Parks & Wildlife, the Tennessee Valley Authority and numerous fishing & environmental groups in giving a demonstration of an Aquatic Plant Harvester for Texas Governor George Bush. The TVA brought their specially designed Aquarius harvester from Guntersville, Alabama to

Survey Reveals 200 Acres of Invasive Hybrid Hydrilla in Lower Connecticut River

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Weed Harvester Removing Hydrilla
According to a recent survey, more than 200 acres of the lower third of the Connecticut River is overgrown with hydrilla, an invasive aquatic plant that, according to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, is among the most difficult to control. The hydrilla in the Connecticut River is a new genotype not found in Asia, Europe

Underwater Vegetation Likely to Take a Hit This Spring on TVA Lakes

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Fisherman Catching Bass Hiding in Hydrilla.
One of the consequences of extended flooding and muddy water in the Tennessee Valley Authority lakes stretching across north Alabama is the decimation of underwater vegetation, changing the areas where bait and bass gather. Too much hydrilla and milfoil – both invasive species – is obviously a bad thing for boaters, anglers and fish because

TVA Finding Balance in Fight Against Water Weeds

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HM-420 Harvester Cutting Hydrilla
There are two main invasive weeds in Lake Guntersville, hydrilla and milfoil. Neither plants are native to the lake. In fact it’s believed that milfoil entered the Tennessee River system by someone dumping a home aquarium in the Watts Bar Lake, upriver from Lake Guntersville. Tennessee Valley Authority allowed the news media to see how

Grass Carp Consume ALL Vegetation in Smith Mountain Lake

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Aquatic Invasive Plant Hydrilla
In 2013, 6,000 sterile grass carp were introduced into Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, to combat the growth of invasive aquatic vegetation such as hydrilla which has seen a massive growth around the lake. When hydrilla was first discovered at the lake in 2007, a patch of the aquatic weeds were just a few acres in

May 2012 Solutions Newsletter

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Top portion of May 2012 newsletter
Aquatic Invasive Species: Hydrilla Native to Africa and believed to have been introduced to American waters from the aquarium trade in the 1960’s, hydrilla has quickly spread across the southern U.S. from Connecticut to California. By the 1990’s millions was spent yearly on its control, but this year New York alone has budgeted $800,000 to

Big Bass Returning to Caney Lake since Aquatic Vegetation has Returned

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Aquatic Invasive Species Hydrilla
An examination of the Top Ten big bass ever caught in Louisiana reveals that six of the top ten fish were caught in Caney Lake, anchored by the state record 15.97 pound behemoth caught in 1994. A further examination of the top ten, however, reveal that none of these fish have been caught since the

10 Reasons to Care about Aquatic Invasive Species

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Aquatic Weeds Clogging Irrigation Canal
Written by Madeline Seveland, Education Coordinator with Carver County Water Management Invasive Species have been steadily gaining more interest with lawmakers, interest groups and the public since the introduction of zebra mussels into Lake Minnetonka and the threat of Asian carp in the Mississippi River. Here are the top ten reasons you should care about