Carp eDNA found in central Kentucky lake

Using environmental DNA (eDNA) surveillance, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Kentucky Fish and Wildlife found six of 330 samples taken at Taylorsville Lake tested positive for invasive carp genetic material.
“A positive eDNA sample does not necessarily indicate the presence of live fish,” said Dave Dreves, director of the Fisheries Division at Kentucky Fish and Wildlife.

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