Asian Carp

Jeffrey Herod, with the Aquatic Nuisance Species Coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR), said the fish have been plaguing area waterways for decades after being brought into the area to control algae in wastewater treatment facilities.

Members of the Kentucky Department for Fish & Wildlife Resources met with commercial fishers, processors, market owners, local government leaders and regional economic development officials Tuesday in Eddyville to get their input on the Invasive Carp Harvest Program after a decade of implementation.

Ballard County celebrated the imminent arrival of eight new businesses related to Asian carp and river fish in its Kentucky International Industrial Fish Park during a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday at Fort Jefferson Park and Memorial Cross in Wickliffe.

Preliminary results show that an experimental “fish fence” installed to block invasive Asian carp from entering Lake Barkley in western Kentucky is effective. A local official who has fought the invasive species for years is touting the initial data as a potential “game-changer.”

A proposed reduction in funds to fight invasive Asian Carp in Kentucky was removed after a tourism budget meeting in the Kentucky House of Representatives…

Lyon County Judge-Executive Wade White issued a call to action Thursday morning in response to a major funding sweep he said is part of Governor Andy…

Federal and state officials on Monday will begin testing a new, experimental method to harvest invasive Asian Carp out of Kentucky Lake. Ron Brooks is the…

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife has a new plan to use a traditional Chinese fishing technique to reduce invasive Asian Carp.Asian Carp are a…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says his ability to include Kentucky-specific items in the federal spending bill is a reason voters should reelect…

A partnership between local fishermen and state government has met its goal of harvesting 5 million pounds of invasive Asian Carp this year. The Kentucky…