The first catch of Asian carp lie in a dumpster on the bank of Creve Coeur Lake on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. These were called incidental catches where the fish came to the surface with electrical stimulation, or they were caught in the nets placed in the lake. The Missouri Department of Conservation is joining with the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and St. Louis County Parks Department to remove the invasive Asian carp from Creve Coeur Lake. The project has been two years in the making and uses the coordinated efforts of these agencies and their resources to remove the fish. Their efforts have been slowed by freezing temperatures and ice on the lake. They estimate the lake has between 40,000 and 70,000 carp. They hope to have them removed in the next 10 days. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com
J.B. Forbes
Asian carp are dropped into a dumpster on the bank of Creve Coeur Lake on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. The Missouri Dept. of Conservation is joining with the U.S. Geological Survey, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and St. Louis County Parks Dept. to remove the invasive Asian carp from Creve Coeur Lake. The project has been two years in the making and uses the coorinated efforts of these agencies and their resources to remove the fish. Their efforts have been slowed by freezing temperatures and ice on the lake. They estimate the lake has between 40,000 and 70,000 carp. They hope to have them removed in the next ten days. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com
Creve Coeur Lake has about 47,000 fewer Asian carp after an elaborate multi-agency concluded last week, based on preliminary numbers from state fisheries officials.
State and federal officials say they have run out of time in their springtime campaign to net huge schools of invasive carp from Creve Coeur Lake.
The first catch of Asian carp lie in a dumpster on the bank of Creve Coeur Lake on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. These were called incidental catches where the fish came to the surface with electrical stimulation, or they were caught in the nets placed in the lake. The Missouri Department of Conservation is joining with the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and St. Louis County Parks Department to remove the invasive Asian carp from Creve Coeur Lake. The project has been two years in the making and uses the coordinated efforts of these agencies and their resources to remove the fish. Their efforts have been slowed by freezing temperatures and ice on the lake. They estimate the lake has between 40,000 and 70,000 carp. They hope to have them removed in the next 10 days. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com
Asian carp are dropped into a dumpster on the bank of Creve Coeur Lake on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. The Missouri Dept. of Conservation is joining with the U.S. Geological Survey, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and St. Louis County Parks Dept. to remove the invasive Asian carp from Creve Coeur Lake. The project has been two years in the making and uses the coorinated efforts of these agencies and their resources to remove the fish. Their efforts have been slowed by freezing temperatures and ice on the lake. They estimate the lake has between 40,000 and 70,000 carp. They hope to have them removed in the next ten days. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com
