Asian Carp Lake Barkley Kentucky

If weather conditions remain stable the project is scheduled to become operational by fall.

Asian carp lake barkley kentucky. July 30 2019 an experimental project designed to deter asian carp from entering lake barkley in western kentucky is now underway. Over the past decade however silver and bighead carp have invaded the tennessee and cumberland rivers taking up residence in massive numbers in kentucky and barkley lakes. Asian carp in kentucky in kentucky asian carp have reproductively established populations from the cannelton pool of the ohio river to the mississippi river. And the video is shocking.

Hundreds of fish were stunned as biologists work to study the invasive species. In the video a shocking boat yes that s what it s. Rumors of kentucky lake and lake barkley s demise as fisheries have been greatly exaggerated. Labeled the unified method the strategy involves systematically driving the fish into a confined area and then netting them.

Resource managers hope to put a huge dent in kentucky lake s asian carp population via a harvest technique long employed by appropriately enough chinese commercial fishermen. Robert montgomery eddyville ky. Kentucky and barkley lake asian carp fish kill the kentucky department of fish and wildlife resources is continuing to investigate a massive die off of asian carp discovered wednesday april 23 in the cumberland river below lake barkley and a second smaller die off in the tennessee river below kentucky lake. Kentucky and barkley lakes.

Anglers scouting for bass with side scanning sonar have found ledges and bars that typically teem with bass have now been taken over by carp. In kentucky officials installed a prototype underwater barrier last november designed to block asian carp from passing through a lock at lake barkley on the kentucky tennessee border. Oct 2 2018 updated oct 3 2018 0 an official with kentucky department of fish and wildlife resources has notified officials in western kentucky of reports that large numbers of dead asian carp. Kentucky tourism is launching an experimental project to solve the growing asian carp problem in lake barkley.

Initial press release on fish kill. Kentucky department of fish and wildlife 800 858 1549 frankfort ky. Abcnews carp kentucky fish lake news subscribe to abc news.