TVA Uses Hydroacoustics and Mapping to Manage Nuisance Aquatic Plants

/ Published in Aquatic Plant Management, Lake & Waterway Management
A healthy aquatic plant community supports a balanced lake ecosystem by providing oxygen, improving water quality, stabilizing sediments, and offering essential habitat and shelter for fish and other aquatic life.
The summer heat came early to the Tennessee Valley, upping the pressure for Dr. Brett Hartis, Tennessee Valley Authority aquatic plant management specialist, to get his job just right. He is charged with the task of monitoring and managing nuisance aquatic plants in the Tennessee River system. Over the roar of the airboat Hartis can