Invasive Species We Study: Invasive Carp
Bighead, black, grass, and silver carp, which are native to China, were originally stocked in aquaculture facilities to control algae, snails, and vegetation. These species escaped during flood events and are now established throughout the lower and middle Mississippi River Basins and some of its large tributaries where they damage ecosystems and harm economies. Grass carp are also reproducing in tributaries to Lake Erie, the Colorado River, and potentially others.
Invasive Carp Research
The Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Alert Risk Mapper (ARM)
Fish Slam November 2018
Development and Evaluation of Novel Capture Gears for Bigheaded Carps
Chemical Attractant Investigations to Increase Aggregation and Harvest for the Control of Asian Carp
Assessment of Acoustic Stimuli for Manipulating Movement of Bigheaded Carps
River-Corridor Habitat Dynamics
Species Studied by the Western Fisheries Research Center
Assessment of newly developed acoustic stimuli for manipulating movement of bigheaded carps
Black Carp Biology, Assessment, and Control
Early Life History of Bighead, Silver, Black, and Grass Carps
Invasive Carp Species Section
Benthic Mapping – Illinois River Benthic Mapping to Support Invasive Asian Carp Research
Screening toxic compounds using cellular assays
Evaluation of a broadband sound as a deterrent for bigheaded carps at the Emiquon Preserve (Lewistown, Illinois)
Development of Chemical Tools to Control Invasive Carp and Dreissenid Mussels
Threat of Invasives to Native Species and Ecosystems
Fish Slam - November 2017
River Productivity
Increasing Efficiency and Throughput of eDNA
The Lethality of Hot Water and Ozone on Aquatic Invasive Species
Use of antimycin-microparticles and corn feed to control Common Carp Cyprinus carpio
Recent data (2020-2022) related to USGS invasive carp research are listed below. A complete listing of USGS invasive carp data is available from the button below.
Swimming speeds of grass carp in response to turbulence
Development of an age estimation method for Grass Carp from North America
Physiological and behavioral responses of bighead and silver carp to chemicals associated with common carp sex pheromones
Developmental Stages of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) eggs in the Sandusky River (ver. 3.0, July 2020)
Asian carp eDNA and egg morphology data collected from Truman Reservoir tributaries, Missouri, USA, 2014
Recent publications (2020-2022) related to USGS invasive carp research are listed below. A complete listing of USGS invasive carp publications is available from the button below.
Decision analysis of barrier placement and targeted removal to control invasive carp in the Tennessee River Basin
Demographic rate variability of Bighead and Silver Carps along an invasion gradient
EDNA monitoring in the upper Mississippi River
Using turbulence to identify preferential areas for grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) larvae in streams: A laboratory study
Lock operations influence upstream passages of invasive and native fishes at a Mississippi River high-head dam
Telemetry evaluation of carbon dioxide as a behavioral deterrent for invasive carps
Advancements towards selective barrier passage by automatic species identification: Applications of deep convolutional neural networks on images of dewatered fish
Using Markov chains to quantitatively assess movement patterns of invasive fishes impacted by a carbon dioxide barrier in outdoor ponds
Use of environmental DNA to detect grass carp spawning events
Status of the major aquaculture carps of China in the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin
Toxicity of carbon dioxide to freshwater fishes: Implications for aquatic invasive species management
Regime change in a large-floodplain river ecosystem: Patterns in body-size and functional biomass indicate a shift in fish communities
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Bighead, black, grass, and silver carp, which are native to China, were originally stocked in aquaculture facilities to control algae, snails, and vegetation. These species escaped during flood events and are now established throughout the lower and middle Mississippi River Basins and some of its large tributaries where they damage ecosystems and harm economies. Grass carp are also reproducing in tributaries to Lake Erie, the Colorado River, and potentially others.
Invasive Carp Research
The Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Alert Risk Mapper (ARM)
Fish Slam November 2018
Development and Evaluation of Novel Capture Gears for Bigheaded Carps
Chemical Attractant Investigations to Increase Aggregation and Harvest for the Control of Asian Carp
Assessment of Acoustic Stimuli for Manipulating Movement of Bigheaded Carps
River-Corridor Habitat Dynamics
Species Studied by the Western Fisheries Research Center
Assessment of newly developed acoustic stimuli for manipulating movement of bigheaded carps
Black Carp Biology, Assessment, and Control
Early Life History of Bighead, Silver, Black, and Grass Carps
Invasive Carp Species Section
Benthic Mapping – Illinois River Benthic Mapping to Support Invasive Asian Carp Research
Screening toxic compounds using cellular assays
Evaluation of a broadband sound as a deterrent for bigheaded carps at the Emiquon Preserve (Lewistown, Illinois)
Development of Chemical Tools to Control Invasive Carp and Dreissenid Mussels
Threat of Invasives to Native Species and Ecosystems
Fish Slam - November 2017
River Productivity
Increasing Efficiency and Throughput of eDNA
The Lethality of Hot Water and Ozone on Aquatic Invasive Species
Use of antimycin-microparticles and corn feed to control Common Carp Cyprinus carpio
Recent data (2020-2022) related to USGS invasive carp research are listed below. A complete listing of USGS invasive carp data is available from the button below.
Swimming speeds of grass carp in response to turbulence
Development of an age estimation method for Grass Carp from North America
Physiological and behavioral responses of bighead and silver carp to chemicals associated with common carp sex pheromones
Developmental Stages of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) eggs in the Sandusky River (ver. 3.0, July 2020)
Asian carp eDNA and egg morphology data collected from Truman Reservoir tributaries, Missouri, USA, 2014
Recent publications (2020-2022) related to USGS invasive carp research are listed below. A complete listing of USGS invasive carp publications is available from the button below.
Decision analysis of barrier placement and targeted removal to control invasive carp in the Tennessee River Basin
Demographic rate variability of Bighead and Silver Carps along an invasion gradient
EDNA monitoring in the upper Mississippi River
Using turbulence to identify preferential areas for grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) larvae in streams: A laboratory study
Lock operations influence upstream passages of invasive and native fishes at a Mississippi River high-head dam
Telemetry evaluation of carbon dioxide as a behavioral deterrent for invasive carps
Advancements towards selective barrier passage by automatic species identification: Applications of deep convolutional neural networks on images of dewatered fish
Using Markov chains to quantitatively assess movement patterns of invasive fishes impacted by a carbon dioxide barrier in outdoor ponds
Use of environmental DNA to detect grass carp spawning events
Status of the major aquaculture carps of China in the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin
Toxicity of carbon dioxide to freshwater fishes: Implications for aquatic invasive species management
Regime change in a large-floodplain river ecosystem: Patterns in body-size and functional biomass indicate a shift in fish communities
Explore our science using the software below.