Zebra Mussels

[ScubaDo]

I found the article mentioned online, but while looking, I found another article that pointed out the opposite in Lake Eire.  It seems that there are a number of other fish that eat the ZM also.  What I'm kind of getting at is, is the ZM really a bad thing?  We as divers would love to have better viz for diving, yes they may spread like crazy, but if Sheepshead and other fish enjoy them and help control them, why not introduce them to other lakes together.  From what I've read so far, ZM don't seem to hurt the fish, people just don't like them covering everything.  It seems like a cheap way to clean a lake.  One article mentioned that they absorb contaminates in dirty lakes and then the fish eat them.  I have an idea for that, build metal frames for the ZM to colonize on them and then remove and clean them and install the frames back in the lake.  You can also add or subtract frames to help control the balance.