Let's talk water hyacinth control

Currently working on a project at my lease to keep the lilies from blowing into ponds and or ditches we use to get into said ponds. We are tidal and it's a constant battle. And to make matters more difficult we're connected to the river so stuff is constantly rejuvenated, and/or new mats and seeds flow though. Last year was awful, to a point where a lot of my more productive ponds were choked out or not reachable.

So have sunk 2x4s into edges of canals and ran landscape mesh between the post. The mesh is stapled on and then a treated 1x2 is drilled in, sandwiching the mesh between two different boards. Spacing is roughly 8 to 10 foot sections. In the spacing is 1x2s or 1 inch pvc pipe. Do y'all think this will help. Idea is to keep ponds clear. Have it so I have a couple feet in each direction to account for tidal swings. It's 4' peice.

Y'all think this going to work? Just tired of fighting this, few years ago we didn't have any. Noe they're a non stop pest.
Wish I knew how to post a pic of my contraption. Have done a few, but they're pain to get up and a 2 man job. Would love to get some kind of boom with a skirt for some of the bigger areas. One area I have a good bit of broken marsh, where meshing isn't an option.