bad bighead carp caught/MN river

[Lee Borgersen]

A 25-pound male bighead carp was caught by an angler last week in the Minnesota River near New Ulm — the first confirmation the     destructive, invasive species has entered that river.

 

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/www.mprnews.org/story/2016/02/24/invasive-bighead-carp-found-in-minnesota-river




Audio:
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/02/24/invasive-bighead-carp-found-in-minnesota-river

Tony Sindt, a river specialist with the Minnesota DNR, holds a bighead carp that was caught in the Minnesota River last week. Courtesy of Minnesota DNR

DNR NEWS - .... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE !                                                                 Feb. 24, 2016

Bighead carp caught on Minnesota River

A bighead carp was caught by a commercial angler last week on the Minnesota River near New Ulm, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The 25-pound male fish is the first bighead carp and second invasive carp confirmed in the Minnesota River. A grass carp was caught in the same location in December.

"We have suspected that bighead carp have occasionally entered the Minnesota River from the Mississippi River, but this is the first confirmed capture," said DNR Invasive Fish Coordinator Nick Frohnauer. "This individual capture does not indicate reproduction or an established population of invasive carp in the Minnesota River.

"The DNR is concerned about the potential impacts of invasive carp in the Minnesota River watershed and has several projects in the works with partners around the state," Frohnauer said.
•Minnesota State University, Mankato has funding through the DNR to evaluate the Minnesota River for barrier potential to prevent spread of invasive carp. This includes floodplain analysis and habitat suitability for carp life stages. Data collection and analysis has begun, with a final report to the DNR due by December 2017.
•The Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center at the University of Minnesota has funding through the DNR to evaluate potential deterrents for Mississippi River Locks and Dams. They have installed acoustic speakers at Lock 8 and modeled flows through the gates at Dam 8. 
•DNR Fisheries has identified high value aquatic resources (i.e. lakes) in the Minnesota River watershed that could be protected with barriers in tributary streams. Adjacent property owners and respective county officials have been briefed on the project and site locations, with completion targeted for fall 2016.

"While it's disappointing this carp was found," Frohnauer said, "these actions and others are still important and valuable in helping prevent the long-term spread of invasive carp across the state."

Invasive carp have been progressing upstream since escaping into the Mississippi River in the 1970s. These large fish compete with native species and pose a threat to rivers and lakes. While no breeding populations have been detected in Minnesota waters, individual fish have been caught in the Mississippi near the Twin Cities, in the St. Croix River, and now in the Minnesota River.

Invasive carp captures must be reported to the DNR immediately. Call 651-587-2781 or email invasivecarp.dnr@state.mn.us. Please take a photo and transport the carp to the nearest fisheries office or make arrangements for it to be picked up by a DNR official. 

To learn more about invasive carp, visit: www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasive-carp/index.html.


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[The General]

"A grass carp was caught in the same location". I would think Bass are all over the river what's the big deal with that?

[Lee Borgersen]

"A grass carp was caught in the same location". I would think Bass are all over the river what's the big deal with that?

I never said anything about a big deal. So, am I missing something considering your "What's the big deal" statement. would you care to enlighten me

Looking forward  fishing and boating are big businesses in Minnesota, totaling around $4 billion in participant spending each year. Any threat to those businesses posed by Asian carp is a serious economic concern. studies examined the economic concerns in a limited group of water resources for a limited set of outdoor recreation activities. The intent is to begin to attach some dollar figures to specific economic concerns, being defined as the total size of the fishing-boating economy at risk for the selected water resources. The potential for economic harm, of course, can be seen as much greater. Many billions of dollars are tied to Minnesota water recreation, related tourism activity, and riparian properties, including home prices and property taxes. Diminishing the value of any of these can have sizable consequences. However, as the billions in at-risk dollars grows, so grows the uncertainty in realizing an actual impact. To begin to deal with uncertainty, the Minnesota DNR is proposing a risk assessment (2012 proposal to the Legislative Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources). A statewide risk assessment is needed to better understand potential impacts of Asian carp, to prioritize efforts to prevent or minimize their movements, and to control populations should they become established. This risk analysis would include evaluation of physical (stream length, flow, flood history, barriers), chemical (water hardness, temperature), and biological (native fish species, plankton abundance) conditions within major watersheds, rivers and lakes to determine which Minnesota areas are most at risk. Looking forward, the ongoing assessment task is large. A good example is Minnesota’s image as a destination for outdoor recreation tourists, including purchasers of vacation homes. The state’s big tourist attraction is water resources in a forested setting. Underlying this attraction is the little-impacted, lowdevelopment landscape, especially the northwoods. Other states have comparable water resources (i.e., were recently glaciated), but none in the eastern two-thirds of the nation has real wilderness and large expanses of pristine-appearing forests. This is Minnesota’s comparative advantage. The question becomes then: Would the spread of Asian carp in Minnesota tarnish this image, diminish the state’s comparative advantage, and lower the value of state as a tourist destination, including as a location for vacation homes? Although not an easy question to answer, this is the type of question the state must grapple with as it gauges the threat from the potential spread of Asian carp.

[The General]

Lee I call bass grass carp

Pike =slough shark

Snow geese = sky carp.

[corny13]

Hey General Ya forgot to list your Fav..

Ringnecked Pheasant = Prairie Carp!!

Corny13  the grouse hunter...

[The General]

Corny I think around here the lazy call it cat food.  I'm glad to see you called yourself just a grouse hunter.  When you actually start to get some feel free to join the ranks of slayer or killer.  Last time I saw NoDakers or SoDakers hunting anything it was from four wheels and the heat was on high.   

[Boar]

dose the window roll.down on that snow bear corny,? you could have different camo paterns.for it., snow goose, C goose, haybale for deer, wetland for ducks. put a sunroof in it. perfect!

[corny13]

Boar there is a hatch door on top that can be used to shoot prairie carp..
General..I come over to the Chippewa every Oct second weekend when the hoards are all over chasing prairie carp with my setters..ya ought to try it.  Yes getting a ruffed grouse or partridge shot over a point in aspen or alders so thick you can barely swing your gun is TOUGH...  Ive only gotten my limit once..  You should try it with your great Shorthair!  Im not talking minnesota ground or tree sloosing birds..   yeah no auto guns either just a old double..28 or 20 if you are a bad shot..

[corny13]

Sorry to change this to grouse instead of bighead carp... here is pic General of my daughter and grandson with their dog Abby on a nice prairie grouse point (sharptails)  there were about 8 birds in front of her..

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[corny13]

After the hunt...

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[The General]

I'm game for everything Corny.  Prairie Bass out west with you.  I don't have a 28 (I'm strong enough to be able to carry a mans gun around all day)but I do have an O/U if you're forcing me to 2 shots at a time.

[corny13]

Gen I got friends that are such great shots they just use .410's...  Im not that good myself..   Yeah I use a browning o/u...  Prairie grouse with pointers are best in Sept., btw  later often won't hold to point..let me know Ive got some spots, depending upon June hatch weather..