Asian carp have been spotted at the mouth of the Root River in Minnesota, raising concerns about the invasive species' impact ...

Asian carp have been spotted at the mouth of the Root River in Minnesota, raising concerns about the invasive species' impact ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says it's found a school of invasive carp gathering in Pool 8 of the ...

The 58.05-pound, 44.8-inch common carp that was caught last week smashes all previous state records, including a 45.8-pound carp caught only a few weeks earlier, according to Connecticut Fish and ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists, who partner with the DNR to share tagged carp monitoring data, notified state officials last week of 10 tagged Grass Carp and Silver Carp in the location.

For one, they are giant fish, some getting upward of 800 pounds and 15 feet in length. Second, it is illegal to keep a sturgeon. That’s because they are protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Invasive carp previously fitted with acoustic tags have led the Minnesota DNR and its state and federal partners to a school of invasive carp in Pool 8 of the Mississippi River at the confluence of ...