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Silver carp: The heart-healthy, nutrient-packed fish everyone needs
Silver carp is a treasure trove of essential ... recognizable by a characteristic hump on the water's surface. Read also: Why bighead carp should be your following healthy catch Seafood sensation ...
Using eDNA to learn more about invasive carp in state’s rivers
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been using environmental DNA (or eDNA) technology to detect invasive carp in the St. Croix, Mississippi ...
Ten-year plan in place to prevent invasive carp in the state
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has released the updated Invasive Carp Action Plan for the next 10 years of prevention and management efforts in the state. The plan includes a ...
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Fish Out of Water
Like many invasive species, the carp were introduced with good intentions. In the 1970s, fish farmers imported silver, bighead, grass, and black carp—extremely efficient bottom feeders from Asia—to ...
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‘A straight up monster.’ World record 125-pound bighead carp caught by Missouri man
The Missouri Department of Conservation confirmed Thursday the 125-pound, 5-ounce bighead carp shot by Matt Neuling shattered the previous record of 104 pounds, 15 ounces. The bowerfisherman shot ...