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Freshwaterways board urges more study of grass carp; members discuss DNA testing, hunting or ordinance changes
Summary
Board members flagged a longstanding grass-carp problem that they say has harmed native fish habitat and discussed seeking Fish and Game help, DNA testing of carp, and potential ordinance changes to permit targeted removal methods such as tethered bow hunting or organized events.
Members of the Freshwaterways Advisory Board spent a large portion of the June 13 meeting discussing nonnative carp and potential removal strategies, including DNA testing, state assistance and a possible local ordinance change to allow targeted removal events.
James Pate, who reported discussions with Fish and Game, said the agency’s local contact, Steve Caramount, told the board that the carp introduction is likely causing habitat loss for perch and bass. "They started doing reports, and they could see that the bass and the perch and all the other fish they're destroying the habitat of all the other fish that live in the lake and the…
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