It is an aquatic vessel that can remove weeds that float on the water's surface and can block up waterways.
[2] An aquamog was used in 2018 for removing water primrose from North Lake in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
[4] Aquatic Environments, a Concord, California contractor, used an aquamog to scoop up muck at the Palace of Fine Arts lagoon, in a project expected to take 26 days.
Jim Nevrela, an engineer on the project, chose the name aquamog from the multi-purpose vehicle Unimog produced by Mercedes-Benz.
[6] The first model of the aquamog was created from an aquatic weed harvester, as a trial to see if the concept could function mechanically and for its desired purpose.