The 16th Annual Meeting of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Aquatic Plant Control Research Program was held in St. Paul, Minnesota, on 17-19 November 1981, to review current research activities and to afford an opportunity for presentation of operational needs. (Author).

Contents: Initial Plans for Aquatic Weed Research by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; USAE Division/District Presentations; Aquatic Plant Problems--Operations Activities; Chemical Control Technology Development; Biological Control Technology Development; Mechanical Control Technology Development; Problem Identification and Assessment for Aquatic Plant Management; Natural Succession of Aquatic Plants; Large-Scale Operations Management Test of Insects and Pathogens for Control of Waterhyacinth in Louisiana; Large-Scale Operations Management Test to Evaluate Prevention Methodology for Control of Eurasian Watermilfoil in Washington; Large-Scale Operations Management Test Using the White Amur at Lake Conway, Florida; and Aquatic Plant Control Activities in the Panama Canal Zone.

Topics at this meeting included: Problem Identification and Assessment; Technology Development in Biological Control; Mechanical Control; Chemical Control; Large-Scale Operations Management Tests; and Aquatic Plant Control in the Panama Canal.