FWC stops spraying herbicides in Lake Okeechobee

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission have temporarily halted its aquatic herbicide spraying program after people in the community say it's harmful to the lake and marine life.

[prestonking]

It’s about time I’ve been talking about this for years all they’re doing is poisoning the lake and making it worse

[sgwayne]

There is another way to fix the water hyacinth problem on lake Okeechobee and make a profit doing so. In simple terms, if you chop it up, ferment it, then distill it. You get 92% Ethanol. The solid by-product is an awesome fertilizer. Money made from Ethanol and money made from fertilizer. Besides the fact it would create jobs, and clean the lake at the same time. They figured it out in Africa, which is working beautifully by the way. Why would it not be done here.

[Maayraa]

Criminals send this water east and west to hit Marco Island and Palm Beach from Lake Okeechobee. This is the RED TIDE>

[scottyheflin]

Well this entire story was a lie! Well covered BUT! Applied Aquatic is spraying several boats 40hrs a spraying at least 5 days a week. STILL SPRAYING!!

[grifce]

No telling what its doing to the citizens health. Eating fish from these waters.

[hiddenfingerb]

sounds like lazy, remove the plants dont spray the water ways.