{"id":26019,"date":"2023-12-08T13:58:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T17:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=26019"},"modified":"2026-06-15T19:36:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T23:36:00","slug":"invasive-carp-removal-ohio-river-wild-bulletin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/invasive-carp-removal-ohio-river-wild-bulletin\/","title":{"rendered":"Invasive Carp Removal on the Ohio River, Wild Bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/fish-and-wildlife\/about-us\/email-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Wild Bulletin<\/u><\/a>, Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fish and Wildlife<\/em>: Indiana DNR has been working with neighboring states to address the invasive carp problem in our waters. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has been using contract fishers to harvest invasive carp from the middle Ohio River at the leading edge of invasive carp\u2019s established population, and the Indiana Division of Fish &amp; Wildlife provides support as needed. The contract fishing program will be operating through the winter and spring. Most fishing will occur from Leavenworth to Cannelton, Indiana, in small tributaries and backwaters off the Ohio River. Agency staff will ride along with contract fishers to collect data and ensure native fish populations are not negatively impacted.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/silvercarp2-jan2021-cjansen_crop.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-26020 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/silvercarp2-jan2021-cjansen_crop-e1701980807889-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"silver carp photo\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the year, biologists are involved in several other collaborative research and monitoring projects to slow the spread of invasive carp within the Ohio River basin. If you encounter an invasive carp and are wondering what to do with it, try eating it! Our website includes information on how to clean and prepare silver carp for a tasty meal, as well as descriptions of other DNR projects that address invasive carp.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/fish-and-wildlife\/wildlife-resources\/animals\/asian-carp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DNR: Invasive Carp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/fish-and-wildlife\/about-us\/email-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe to Wild Bulletin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/iiseagrant.org\/asian-carp-solutions-take-them-to-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc\">Asian carp solutions: Take them to market<\/a>, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/iiseagrant.org\/keyword\/asian-carp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc\">Asian carp<\/a>, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/reportinvasive\/species\/asian-carp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asian carp<\/a>, Purdue College of Agriculture<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7VPjD7DpNPWCoNrhCdBFUIt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Invasive Species<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension &#8211; FNR YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a title=\"Permanent Link to What are invasive species and why should I care?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/invasive-species\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What are invasive species and why should I care?<\/a>, Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension &#8211; Forestry and Natural Resources<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/reportinvasive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Report Invasive Species<\/a>, Purdue Invasive Species<br \/>\n<a title=\"Walleye Farmed Fish Fact Sheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.extension.purdue.edu\/extmedia\/FNR\/FNR-608-W.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walleye Farmed Fish Fact Sheet,<\/a>\u00a0The Education Store, Purdue Extension\u2019s resource center<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mdc.itap.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-623-W\">Pacific White Shrimp Farmed Fact Sheet<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a title=\"Yellow Perch Farmed Fish Fact Sheet\" href=\"https:\/\/mdc.itap.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-618-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yellow Perch Farmed Fish Fact Sheet<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a title=\"Tilapia Farmed Fish Fact Sheet\" href=\"https:\/\/mdc.itap.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-621-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tilapia Farmed Fish Fact Sheet<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a title=\"Rainbow Trout Farmed Fish Fact Sheet\" href=\"https:\/\/mdc.itap.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-622-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rainbow Trout Farmed Fish Fact Sheet<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mdc.itap.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-625-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Paddlefish<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mdc.itap.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-628-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Guide to Small-Scale Fish Processing Using Local Kitchen Facilities<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eatmidwestfish.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eat Midwest Fish<\/a>, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant online resource hub<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Indiana Department of Natural Resources\" href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana Department of Natural Resources<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wild Bulletin, Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fish and Wildlife: Indiana DNR has been working with neighboring states to address the invasive carp problem in our waters. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has been using contract fishers to harvest invasive carp from the middle Ohio River at the leading edge of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,39,79,46,54],"tags":[1799,1726,451,619,883,72],"class_list":["post-26019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alert","category-aquaculturefish","category-aqua","category-invasiveanimalspecies","category-wildlife","tag-aquatic-invasive-species","tag-asian-carp","tag-idnr","tag-indiana-department-of-natural-resources","tag-wild-bulletin","tag-wildlife","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26019"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41642,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26019\/revisions\/41642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}