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In June 2018, a sampling crew from The University of Toledo collaborating with the U.S. Geological Survey sampled the Maumee River in Toledo, Ohio, for early life stages of grass carp. During processing of samples in January 2019, six larval grass carp were identified. A genetic analysis conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey recently confirmed that these newly hatched fish are grass carp.

A juvenile black carp has been discovered in Ballard County, according to the Fisheries Division of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. The fish, a member of the invasive Asian carp species, came from Gar Creek near the Ohio River.

In an effort to ensure only sterile grass carp are available for purchase by the public in Ohio, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife purchased and tested 1,200 grass carp from 16 different dealers over a two-year period.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $1.9 million contract to SAF, Inc. of Akron, Ohio for the construction of several structural measures to reduce the probability of aquatic nuisance species, including Asian carp, from moving into the Great Lakes at Ohio-Erie Canal located in Summit County, Ohio.

Fisheries biologists from multiple agencies conducted a project on the Sandusky and Maumee rivers to assess their ability to capture grass carp.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources shares its Business Process Analysis and Action Plan as a guide to bolster current removal activities and further reduce the spread of Asian carp in the Illinois Waterway.

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency are partnering with the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Kentucky State Parks and the Bowfishing Association of America to host a fishing tournament for bow anglers. The tournament is set for the night of June 23-24.

The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee announced today the release of its 2018 Asian Carp Action Plan. Developed annually since 2010, the action plan is designed to prevent the spread of invasive Asian carp in the Great Lakes. The action plan incorporates advances in the most current science making it a continually evolving foundation for the work of the partnership.

On May 11, 2018, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources captured two bighead carp during a search on the St. Croix River to recapture a tagged bighead carp they have been tracking as part of an invasive carp pilot project.