Strike two: Test reveals second carp DNA sample
Was it a bird, was it a plane – or was it a real life Asian carp?
Asian Carp
Asian grass carp reproducing in Erie trib
First time ever within Great Lakes watershed
Report: Asian carp reproducing in Lake Erie tributary
First time ever within the Great Lakes watershed
In Asian carp search, the Muskingum River is the newest target
Wildlife officials and researchers have been testing the waters of an eastern Ohio river for the invasive Asian carp even though there are no signs of it yet.
How are giant bighead carp getting into ponds?
Report suggests accidental stocking
Momentum builds for lock closure in metro
Congressional momentum is building for a plan to close the Upper St. Anthony Lock and Dam in Minneapolis to impede the northward migration of Asian carp.
Huge carp a kick in the grass
Fish tops 60 pounds
Lone sample positive for Asian carp
225 samples taken from Maumee River, 100 from Sandusky River for test
Goal is to keep Asian carp out of the Maumee
The $50 million federal plan released recently for keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes did include measures to prevent the fish from jumping the continental divide from the Wabash River system over to the Lake Erie basin via the Maumee River.
Feds pitch $50M plan for Great Lakes carp
A $50 million federal plan released last week for keeping hungry Asian carp from reaching the valuable fish populations of the Great Lakes calls for reinforcing electrical and other barriers
Ohio, Ky. teaming up to find Asian carp on the Ohio
Ohio and Kentucky fishery officials are taking a hard look at part of the Ohio River in search of the invasive Asian carp.
MWCD lakes to be tested for Asian carp species
The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) is helping fund efforts to prevent the potentially dangerous invasion of bighead and silver carp (also known as Asian carp) into the rivers, streams, and lakes in the Muskingum River Watershed.
Fishing teams hunt problem fish in Ky. lakes
Fishermen are on the hunt in western Kentucky for a pesky fish whose exploding population has infested lakes and tributaries all along the Mississippi River.
Public may have say in next Upper Miss fish plan
A comprehensive plan that puts in place guidelines and goals for all things aquatic on the Upper Mississippi River National Fish and Wildlife Refuge is nearly set for adoption, according to federal officials.
Commerical fishermen catch bighead carp in Lake Pepin
A 47-pound bighead carp was caught in a seine net by commercial fishermen on Nov. 16 in Lake Pepin near Frontenac, according to the Minnesota DNR
Cooperation the answer to prevent import of more aquatic invasives
A lesser-known Asian carp snafu in Illinois illustrates the need for NR 40, the Wisconsin DNR’s invasive species rule created in 2009
Maumee River tests positive
Asian carp eDNA turns up in bay and river
Officials seek source of Asian carp eDNA
Lansing — Fisheries officials are trying to track down vectors for Asian carp into Lake Erie after eDNA tests conducted this summer showed more signs of silver carp in Maumee and Sandusky bays.
Bait shops will be sampled for Asian carp DNA
Part of ongoing search for invasive fish in Erie
More Asian carp eDNA surfaces in Lake Erie
On July 30-31, the Ohio DNR, Michigan DNR, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers collected 150 water samples from the Sandusky Bay and Sandusky River
Carp DNA found in Lake Erie
On July 30-31, the Ohio DNR, Michigan DNR, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers collected 150 water samples from the Sandusky Bay and Sandusky River.
No Asian carp found in Erie bays
After a week of intensive electrofishing and gill netting activities officials have found no bighead or silver Asian carps in western Lake Erie
DNR eyes March 2014 for L&D 1 Asian carp barrier
The DNR is about ready to select a contractor to carry out the work associated with installing an Asian carp barrier at Lock and Dam 1 of the Mississippi River
Asian carp DNA now in Lake Erie
For Rick Unger, the recent discovery of genetic material from Asian carp in Lake Erie is just one more reason to close down the link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River in Chicago.
Asian carp DNA in Erie raises new concerns
For Rick Unger, the recent discovery of genetic material from Asian carp in Lake Erie is just one more reason to close down the link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River in Chicago.
Officials aim to understand eDNA
Highly sensitive water tests conducted last year on the Minnesota, Mississippi, and St. Croix rivers turned up what appeared to be evidence of silver carp.
