Mechanical Removal

Blue Water Aquatics recognizes the need for a variety of options for aquatic vegetation control. Although herbicides have replaced most mechanical controls for invasive aquatic plant management in Florida’s waters, there are occasions when mechanical control is the only option. The use of mechanical vegetation removal can be the ideal method in cases where alternative methods are not working, vegetation needs to be removed quickly from flood control structures, bridges, or navigation channels, when irrigation restrictions prevent the use of herbicides, and when the growth has reached a level where removing the biomass is the most cost-effective, long-term option.