Sensible Management of Aquatic Resources Team (S.M.A.R.T.) is a non-profit organization formed by anglers, enrivonmentalists, and industry leaders to improve and protect our fisheries and the environment of the US. They will do what is necessary to accomplish their goals, which includes educating and informing interested parties - particularly governmental agencies, corporate boards, and the news media.

SMART partners with their advocates to defend and promote clean air, water, fisheries and fisheries habitat. Fisheries biologists agree that healthy aquatic ecosystems need approximately 40% aquatic vegetation coverage and anglers agree that aquatic weeds need to be controlled.  What they don't agree on is using "Toxic Chemicals" to control them or complete eradication.  There are other ways to deal with this issue.

SMART management programs use a variety of other means of controlling unwanted vegetation.  One such means is "Mechanical Harvesters." Most lakes need aquatic vegetation to filter the water and control bottom erosion. Eradication leaves a lake without any vegetation for habitat or filtration.   After a few years the lakes are taken over with "Algae Bloom" and become murky and are unhealthy fisheries and siltration is dramatically accelerated.

The membership is free. There are over 300,000 members from 26 member organizations in Texas. Member organizations are Bass Clubs, Clean Water and Air Organizations, and Conservation Organizations.

Please join us in our campaign to keeping our lakes and rivers clean a healthy.

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