CANTON — Fish-stocking orders are being accepted by the St. Lawrence County Soil and Water Conservation District, with delivery expected June 6.

For more information or an order form and a DEC permit application, call the district at 386-3582 or stop by the office at 1942 Old DeKalb Road. Forms and information also are available on its Web site: www.slcswcd.org.

The grass carp, commonly reaching weights of more than 25 pounds, is one of the largest members of the minnow family and has the ability to control a wide variety of aquatic plant species, according to an agency press release. It feeds strictly by grazing on aquatic vegetation.

The sterile triploid grass carp weigh about a half pound. Plant control with triploid grass carp is most successful when the fish are stocked just as plants begin growing in the pond.