
Grass Carp | National Invasive Species Information Center
Bighead, silver, black and grass carp – collectively referred to as ‘invasive carp’ – have been spreading in waterways across the United States and causing environmental damage since …
Invasive Carp | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Feb 28, 2025 · Grass carp ( Ctenopharyngodon idella) is an invasive species translocated to the United States in the 1960s due to its potential for nuisance aquatic vegetation control. …
What are Invasive Carp? | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Invasive carp (bighead, black, grass, and silver carp) were imported to the United States in the 1970s as a method to control nuisance algal blooms in wastewater treatment plants and …
Invasive Species We Study: Invasive Carp | U.S. Geological Survey
Jul 15, 2024 · Grass carp ( Ctenopharyngodon idella) is an invasive species translocated to the United States in the 1960s due to its potential for nuisance aquatic vegetation control. …
Eat the Invaders | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Feb 20, 2025 · Invasive Carp (Bighead, Silver, Black Carp and Grass Carp species) Native to: East Asia Invasive in: Midwest and Southeast rivers and lakes. These high-jumping fish are …
Grass Carp | Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee
Grass carp have historically been used by resource managers as a means of combating nuisance aquatic vegetation in ponds and lakes in the United States. They are still legal for such use in …
Meet the Invasive Carp | Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating …
The term "invasive carp" refers to four carp species – black carp, grass carp, bighead carp, and silver carp. The four types of invasive carp currently found in the United States were imported …
Grass carp - invasive-carp-open-data-hub-1-usgs.hub.arcgis.com
Lab research on proximal spawning cues identifies what variables grass carp respond to when initiating spawning, and these cues will be 'triggers' for implementing eventual control actions.
The Invasive Carp Problem | Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating …
Nov 1, 2024 · The four types of invasive carp currently found in the United States were imported into the country for use in aquaculture ponds. Through flooding and accidental releases, black, …
California’s Invaders: Grass Carp - California Department of Fish …
Grass carp have been illegally introduced to California on numerous occasions over the years, with most attempts unsuccessful or resulting in eradication by CDFW. One wild, non-sterile …