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Lock Closures Allow Continued Asian Carp Deterrent Research

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Lock Closures Allow Continued Asian Carp Deterrent Research

March 25, 2022

Recent lock closures at Barkley Lock and Dam in western Kentucky are helping researchers determine more about the movements of invasive Asian carp and how best to contain their spread. Read More

Researchers Test Asian Carp Control Measures

Jesse Fischer carries a bighead carp, one of four species of the invasive Asian carp, during USGS experiments in Kentucky Lake’s Pisgah bay. The bighead carp are far less populous than the silver carp, which were most of what were netted during the research. Part of the work involves a depletion study to determine Asian carp populations in the studied bays. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey)

Researchers Test Asian Carp Control Measures

March 22, 2021

A recent research project in Kentucky Lake was designed to test how Asian carp respond to harvest methods as well as to get a better idea of the fish population. Read More

Asian Carp Eradication Funding Restored In Final Kentucky Budget

May 18, 2020

Kentucky’s final budget restored $5.5 million in boat registration funding to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to continue the state’s Asian carp eradication efforts for another year. Read More

Kentucky Lake Research Project Nets Asian Carp An Asian carp pulled out of Kentucky Lake. (Photo courtesy of Lee McClellan, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources)

An Asian carp pulled out of Kentucky Lake. (Photo courtesy of Lee McClellan, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources)

Kentucky Lake Research Project Nets Asian Carp

February 21, 2020

An experimental netting and fish pumping method has resulted in the harvest of thousands of pounds of Asian carp in two of Kentucky Lake’s bays this month. State, federal and… Read More