First report of bighead carp in North Dakota waters
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
July 1, 2019
The invasive was verified in the James River near LaMoure.
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Officials mystified by bighead carp discovery on Missouri-Arkansas border lake
Associated Press
June 19, 2018
Invasive fish found on Missouri side of Bull Shoals Lake but, “Evidence suggests this is likely an isolated incident … and no evidence of a spawning population exists at this time.”
Tagged bighead carp leads DNR to 2 others in St. Croix River
Minnesota DNR Reports
May 17, 2018
The carp were captured in Anderson Bay on the St. Croix River. One was a 46-inch, 39-pound mature male, and the second was a 43-inch, 46-pound mature female.
Wisconsin DNR finds invasive carp in Wisconsin River
Associated Press
November 27, 2017
Four bighead carp captured near the Prairie du Sac dam – and fifth found dead on shore – latest sign of Asian carp presence in the state.
Minnesota River listed for zebra mussels, invasive carp
Minnesota DNR Reports
August 10, 2017
Zebra mussels were confirmed in river reservoir last year.
For first time, DNR tags carp in bid to learn more about invasive fish
Minnesota DNR Reports
August 3, 2017
The Minnesota Legislature granted the agency the authority to use tagging as a research tool. Legislative approval was needed because the agency is putting an invasive species back into the water for a period of
St. Joseph, Kalamazoo rivers test clean for invasive silver, bighead carp (video)
Michigan DNR
June 30, 2017
Concern in Michigan is high after capture of a silver carp in the Illinois Waterway.
Bow angler shoots Minnesota’s largest invasive carp
Minnesota DNR Reports
June 8, 2017
bighead carp was arrowed near Redwood Falls, about 80 miles upstream from the only other bighead carp captured in the Minnesota River.
