Kentucky to deploy wall of sound to battle invasive fish
Researchers will experiment with a riverbed bubbler and sound system as part of the ongoing effort to slow the spread of Asian carp throughout the Mississippi River basin. European technology originally designed to steer migrating salmon back into main river channels will be tested below Barkley Dam in western Kentucky as an environmentally friendly way to block passage of Asian carp upstream.
Black carp found in Lake Barkley, Kentucky
On November 29, 2017 the Critical Species Investigations branch of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fisheries Division captured the first ever documented black carp in Lake Barkley. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources staff were working with a commercial fisherman targeting silver carp in Lake Barkley with gill nets when they captured the black carp.
2016 Preliminary Barge Results
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a preliminary report of a study documenting how barge traffic impacts fish movement within the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Electric Dispersal Barrier System.
Collaborative Effort Held to Sample for Grass Carp in the Sandusky River
Fisheries biologists from multiple agencies recently conducted a project on the Sandusky River to assess the ability to capture grass carp, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Autopsy Complete of Silver Carp Captured 9 Miles from Lake Michigan
An autopsy of the silver carp found this past June, 9 miles from Lake Michigan in the Little Calumet River of the Chicago Area Waterway System, finds that the fish originated in the Illinois/Middle Mississippi watershed.
Corps Releases Draft Report Related to Preventing Spread of Asian Carp into the Great Lakes
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released The Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study – Brandon Road Draft Integrated Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement – Will County, Illinois (GLMRIS-Brandon Road Report) for public review and comment.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Tagging Invasive Carp for First Time
Minnesota Legislature granted the state's Department of Natural Resources the authority to use tagging as a research tool. For the first time in Minnesota, the DNR is using a tagged bighead carp to learn more about invasive carps.
No Silver or Bighead Carps Found as Sampling Concludes in Illinois Waterway
No silver or bighead Asian carp have been seen or caught since the capture of an adult male silver carp 9 miles from Lake Michigan on June 22 by contracted commercial fisher below the T.J. O’Brien Lock and Dam.
No Silver or Bighead Carps Found as Sampling Continues in Illinois Waterway
No silver or bighead Asian carp have been seen or caught since the capture of an adult male silver carp 9 miles from Lake Michigan on June 22 by contracted commercial fisher below the T.J. O’Brien Lock and Dam.