The District implements many innovative approaches in its work to restore water bodies, not the least of which is removing a fish species that actually degrades water quality.
Gizzard shad live in many central Florida lakes and their waste encourages algae growth, which is particularly a problem in nutrient-rich lakes like Lake Apopka northwest of Orlando.
Over the past 17 years, the District has removed 17.4 million pounds of gizzard shad from Lake Apopka as one of several projects helping to restore water quality in the lake that was once one of Florida’s most polluted large lakes.
The video below shows District contractors recently harvesting gizzard shad from Lake Apopka.
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