Four silver carp fitted with trackers on Mississippi River
Wed, 10/28/2020 - 1:25pm
As part of extensive efforts to prevent the spread of invasive carp, four silver carp were recently captured, fitted with tracking devices and released in Pool 8 of the Mississippi River near La Crosse, Wis.
A commercial fishing operation contracted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to conduct netting in the area captured the invasive carp. Contract commercial netting operations will continue this fall while river conditions permit.
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