Officials issue $100 bounties for fishermen to catch harmful creatures: 'My hobby may pay for itself'

According to Crossroads Today, the expanded bounty program, now in 27 states, will pay fishers $100 for every invasive black ...
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Officials issue 15-cent-per-pound bounties for fishers to catch harmful creatures: 'We have a large population'

Kentucky wildlife officials are turning invasive carp into a cash crop for motivated anglers.

Battling Invasive Carp in the Tennessee River System -- New Incentives for 2026

Commercial harvest has been one of the most effective tools in suppressing carp populations. Partnering state and federal agencies are removing millions of pounds of invasive carp annually from the ...
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Kentucky increases incentives to tackle invasive carp issue

Officials say commercial fishers have more incentive to catch and remove invasive carp from Kentucky waters. The Kentucky ...
Lansing State Journal

Michiganders love the Great Lakes. So do invasive species. What to watch for

Michigan residents are reminded to clean, drain, and dry boats and equipment to prevent the spread of invasive species. Grass carp, red swamp crayfish, and New Zealand mudsnails are among the invasive ...
KY3

Cash in black carp for $100 and help invasive species research in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ar. (Edited News Release/KY3) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Illinois Department of Natural Resources are mapping the spread of invasive black carp throughout the Mississippi ...
WPSD Local 6

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife to increase incentive for invasive carp removal

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources continues its effort to protect western Kentucky's native fisheries ...
Grand Forks Herald

Evidence of Asian carp found in Mississippi River north of Twin Cities

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota is kicking up its Asian carp fight after test results show the invasive fish that can out-eat native species could be upstream from the Twin Cities. The discovery opens the ...
WPSD Local 6

KDFWR targets invasive carp removal with incentive increase

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is strengthening efforts to curb invasive carp populations in Kentucky ...

Calling all commercial fishermen: You can get paid to remove invasive carp from these Kentucky lakes

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Commercial fishermen in Kentucky can earn some extra cash this year and improve the environment at the same ...
Time

Forget the Asian Carp. Here’s a New Great Lakes Invasive Species to Worry About

Conservationists and wildlife officials have been policing the porous border between the Mississippi watershed and the Great Lakes for years. Their main concern: preventing Asian carp, an invasive ...
FOX 56 News on MSN

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife increases incentives to tackle invasive carp issue

The change aims to keep pressure on invasive populations of silver carp, bighead carp, black carp, and grass carp, which ...