date:Aug 09, 2012
th Island lakes, Dr Bell says.
Local iwi supported the project and are interested in the results and the potential to use grass carp as a biological control tool. They recognise that grass carp may have a role not only in biosecurity responses when hornwort occurs in new locations, but also as a potential invasive weed management tool in hydro dams and other sites in their areas.
Grass carp have been used successfully for the control of large infestations of other invasive weeds in New Zealand