Neighbors: Yaphank Lake Has Been Ruined By Algae, Invasive Plants

... Connie Kepert (D-Yaphank). "One of them is people emptied their fish tanks; they used to be sold in Suffolk County and New York State as a plant that people would put in their fish tanks." Lake managers also blame boaters who fail to clean the ...

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/09/17/neighbors-yaphank-lake-has-been-ruined-by-algae-invasive-plants/