Abstract: A floating wetland raft comprising a floating raft body onto which is attached a biodegradable mat. The floating raft body is preferably made of closed cell polyethylene foam, and the mat may be woven of coir fiber. The mat covers the raft body and nests into an open area therein. The mat serves as a surface on which aquatic plants are grown for consuming nutrients from the water beneath. The biodegradable mat and associated plant biomass can be removed and subsequently replanted elsewhere or composted. The nutrients contained in the removed biomass represent a permanent reduction of nutrients in the water from whence they came. The floating raft body is durable and can be used repeatedly by attaching a freshly planted mat and repeating the nutrient removal process, which helps alleviate the problem of nutrient overloading in bodies of water.