Beginning April 5, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conducted a joint intensive carp-harvesting operation with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to remove invasive Asian carp from Pool 8… Read More
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and partners installed a temporary, experimental underwater Acoustic Deterrent System, or uADS, at Mississippi River Lock… Read More
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
Scientists, engineers and contractors were scheduled to begin installing a temporary, experimental underwater Acoustic Deterrent System, or uADS, at Mississippi River Lock and Dam 19 between Keokuk, Iowa, and Hamilton, Ill., on… Read More
The governors of Illinois and Michigan have agreed to work jointly to move forward with installing technology at Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Illinois River to help prevent… Read More
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell touted inclusion of funds to combat against invasive Asian carp species as part of the recently passed 2020 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). McConnell championed… Read More
The state of Tennessee is moving forward with several efforts to combat Asian carp. Gov. Bill Lee signed an executive order September 23 creating the Tennessee Asian Carp Advisory Commission,… Read More
Officials from the Corps of Engineers celebrated the Corps’ unprecedented achievement in completing the simultaneous upgrades and repairs to six locks and dams in the Illinois Waterway system in presentations… Read More
The Rock Island Engineer District’s “Discover the Illinois Waterway Virtual Forum” October 29 focused on inland navigation along with flood risk management and environmental sustainability. Col. Steve Sattinger, the district’s… Read More
Participants in the two-day, virtual Tennessee River Valley Association (TRVA) meeting October 13-14 learned about progress on ongoing projects, the state of federal funding and carp eradication efforts, among other… Read More
