Missouri Successfully Removed 47,000 Asian Carp from Creve Coeur Lake

  In a recent fishing exercise at Creve Coeur Lake in Maryland Heights, Missouri, our biologists worked with the Missouri Department of Conservation, U.S. Geological Survey, and the St. Louis County Parks Department to remove 47,000 Asian carp from the lake. The lake is primary infested with silver carp, a type of Asian carp that jumps out of the water when agitated by the sound of a boat motor. With conventional fishing methods unable to efficiently and effectively capture thousands of these unwanted fish, the team of partners looked to China, the country of origin for silver carp and other Asian carp species, for inspiration... READ MORE