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WHAT: Scientists, engineers and contractors installed a temporary, experimental underwater Acoustic Deterrent System, or uADS, to study how invasive carp respond to acoustic, or sound, signals. Next week’s media availability is an opportunity to learn about the progress of this state-of-the-art research since the deterrent system was installed in February. The interview
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April 20, 2021
LA CROSSE, Wis. The DNRs in both Wisconsin and Minnesota are working with federal officials to try a new method to capture and remove invasive carp from the Mississippi River.
Biologists are using huge nets to section off parts of the river where the carp have been found. Recently they were working near La Crosse, a spot where the invasive species has been increasing in numbers.
Underwater sound and electricity are used to drive the fish into the nets. The agencies are working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey on the project which began last week.
New method aims to herd, capture invasive carp in Mississippi River
Last week, a team of biologists and technicians from state and federal agencies took part in an operation to capture and harvest invasive carp from this stretch of the Mississippi River known as Pool 8, on the border of Minnesota and Wisconsin. It was part scientific survey, part defensive battle against a notorious aquatic invader that has been steadily progressing up the Mississippi.
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A commercial fisherman retrieves a catfish that was tangled in the netting. The fish was thrown back in the river. (Jerry Olson for MPR News)
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