In august 2024, a water suction pump was used to remove water weed in a small encolosed bay at Skallön, Västerbotten.

The job was part of a pilot study to test different methods to remove water weed from coastal areas. 

After one week of hard work, 87 bags of water weed was taken to incineration. 

See the news film here (in swedish):

Här testas metoder att döda invasiva vattenpesten utanför Skellefteå | SVT Nyheter