Imagine casting a line out into the Mississippi River, only to reel in a thrashing silver carp — a large invasive fish that can leap 10 feet out of the water when startled. This undesirable catch is ...

In the past 15 years, wildlife officials have removed 50 million pounds of invasive carp from the Illinois River. That’s ...

ST PAUL, Minnesota — New work is underway to stop the spread of invasive carp in Minnesota's waterways. "There's so much at stake for Minnesota. The quality of life that we enjoy here in Minnesota is ...

WINONA, Minn. (WKBT) -- Invasive Carp have been threatening the Mississippi River for years. Now new legislation authored in Minnesota is making a step towards addressing the issue. Their efforts are ...

“If you can create a successful market around the fish, then the markets can be a tool to manage them,” says Ben Meadows, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Alabama Birmingham.

Wildlife officials are planning to provide an update on how Minnesota is going to stop the spread of invasive carp. The species has been aggressively expanding up the Mississippi for decades. Able to ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says it's found a school of invasive carp gathering in Pool 8 of the Mississippi River at the confluence of the Root River. The DNR ...

DULUTH — Anglers and other boaters can use their Shop-Vac, garden hose, an air compressor — and a few minutes of elbow grease — to better clean the nooks and crannies inside their fishing boats to ...