Protect our waterways and fish habitats

Fishers and boaters can help prevent the spread of water weeds by reporting sightings and cleaning their gear, watercraft, trailers and vehicles.

Waterways heavily infested with water weeds can have low numbers of fish due to poor water quality.

This information sheet identifies:

• what water weeds are, how they impact on waterways, and how they are spread
• some of the most invasive noxious water weeds
• tips to prevent the spread of water weeds
• popular freshwater fish species that are impacted by the spread of water weeds