NBC: Florida Fish & Wildlife to stop spraying Roundup Statewide

While this could be temporary (we hope not) , we are thrilled and hope it will stop forever.

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced that they will temporarily stop aquatic spraying to kill plants statewide. Anglers, residents, and environmentalists are rightly ecstatic. After all, FWC has been spraying more than a dozen classes of herbicide, including Roundup, to kill plants in our waterways¹ for a long time.

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According to environmentalists, the spraying may be contributing to the state’s algae problem and fueling the red tide. However, at Lake Okeechobee, anglers say there’s another issue: the fish.

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FWC says it will hold several public meetings so officials can gather the communities input. At this time, we do not have any information on when or where those meetings will take place. Once that info becomes available, we will update you.

SOURCE:

1. WPTV, NBC 5