aquatic vegetation

Host Chris Jennings is joined by Kevin Kraai, waterfowl program leader for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, to talk about habitat in across the state of Texas. With Texas covering such a vast area, and featuring so many types of waterfowl habitat, Kraai explains that there is good habitat is some areas, but many of the traditional hunting areas are still waiting on rain. Hear more about a wrap up on teal season, and expectations for improved habitat as the season progresses.

Have you ever asked yourself what should I do about the weeds in my lake?  Have you wondered do I...

• Rake or physically remove them?
• Use Biological Control?
• Use Aquatic Herbicide? Which one do I use?

If so, you won't to miss this week's episode! These are all decisions a pond or lake owner will have to process. Our Guest, Bridget Harrison from Clear Lake Township Land Conservancy in Northern Indiana  shows us how she used science to help her find the best solution for her lake. Today she breaks down the criteria they used that every pond/lake owner can use.

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We talk  about Grass Carp and the Do's and Don'ts with Tim Eagan.  Tim is the  Assistant  Director of  Parks and Recreation  Of Winter Park.  He has over 23 years of experience with Grass Carp and  lake  management 

We talk about...

• Why  didn't he want to stock Grass Carp ?
• The overuse of Grass Carp.
• Then having to learn about Grass Carp because of the invasive plant Hydrilla. 
• Tim also tells us his stocking procedures.  
• How he has learned to use them for a management tool and the advantages and disadvantage of both.  

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Part #1 of the "Triploid Trilogy!"
We are talking with Ernesto Lasso De la Vega. He is a biologist working at the Lee County Hyacinth Control District in Fort Myers, FL. He is the Pond Watch Coordinator and water quality analyst of the Water Quality Laboratory of the District. from Lee County Water Hyacin District.

Ernesto is talking about Grass Carp and how and where they were created.  . He talks about  the county in South Florida which against all odds had an idea on how to make the Grass Carp Sterile. 

Ernesto discusses Triploid Grass Carp and...

•  Their  adventures and obstacles on the invention of Sterile Triploid Grass Carp
•  What he has learned about stocking Triploid Grass Carp
• How many is too many 
• How many is not enough
• What he does to evaluate each

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Come sit dockside with Matt Rayl, Troy Goldsby, and Bruce Condello as they talk with Ray Valley. Ray is a fisheries biologist and he is talking about new technologies that allow us to see under the water in 3D. This allows us to see the bottom contours, how much aquatic vegetation we have, and even to see if the bottom is hard or soft. 

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Come sit dockside with Matt Rayl as he talks with Dr. Brian Graeb, Steven Bardin, Greg Grimes, Wade Bales, and Troy Goldsby. 

We are talking about..

• How healthy are your fish?
• How to measure fish with relative weight and cool technologies of aging fish.
• Are we seeing more Cyanobacteria/ Blue-Green Algae?
• Aquatic plants keep them or get rid of them?

These questions and more are answered by Lake Management Professionals from around the country.

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