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Introduction to aquatic weed management in Australia

Andrew Petroeschevsky

NSW Department of Primary Industries

National Aquatic Weeds Management Group

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Legislation and responsibilities

State legislation Differing levels of control categories

Eradicate Control/contain/suppress Ban from sale (environmental weeds)

Responsibility for control – Vic DPI or Landholders

30+ aquatic plant species declared in Australia (approx 10 in Vic)

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What are Australia’s worst aquatic weeds?

Weeds of National Significance

Alligator weed, cabomba, salvinia

National Alert List

Horsetails, lagarosiphon, senegal tea

Other Water hyacinth, water lettuce, dense waterweed.

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Alligator Weed

Status

100+ infestations around Melbourne

Outbreak near Albury, NSW of high concern

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Alligator weed

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Cabomba

Status Recently removed from sale in

Victoria 2 Known sites (Lake Nagambie

& Broken River) Previous infestation in

Gippsland destroyed No registered herbicides

available

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Salvinia

Status 15,000 hectares Most infestations under

biocontrol Major outbreak in Yellow Water –

Kakadu Occasionally found in nurseries &

water gardens

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