GRAND RIVERS, Ky. — Crews with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources used “shock” boats to stun Asian Carp on Tuesday at the Barkley Dam.
The department said crews used “electrofishing” equipment, which stuns the fish. Video posted to the department’s Facebook page shows hundreds of fish leap after the boat sent an electrical current through the water.
Asian Carp are invasive to other fish, according to the department.
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife is partnering with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Tennessee Valley Authority, local government and industry to battle Asian Carp.
A “Bio- Accoustic Fish Fence" is also under construction to keep Asian Carp out of the waterways.
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