ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the efficiency of the white amur fish Ctenopharyngodon idella as a biological control agent for aquatic weed populations in natural habitats, and to evaluate the effects of space and plant nutrients resulting from weed destruction in the aquatic ecosystem. The research information establishes knowledgeable control and operational procedures for use of white amur fish in aquatic plant control. In August 1971, meetings were held at the Southeastern Fish Control Laboratory in Warm Springs, Georgia to review research on herbivorous fish for aquatic weed control. The chapter also discusses the results of amur stocking in various lakes by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission since 1969. Research efforts on mechanical removal, biological controls and chemical application techniques are being stressed in Florida to achieve better aquatic weed control. Then the chapter discusses the results of a taste test conducted by ten people at the Southeastern Fish Control Laboratory in Warm Springs, Georgia.
