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Anglers say Utah Lake carp tournament aims to reduce invasive carp and boost recreation
Summary
Participants at a carp tournament at Utah Lake said the event — attributed to the Utah Lake Authority — is intended to remove excess common carp, which anglers described as harming water quality and native species, and to encourage outdoor use of the lake.
Participants at a carp tournament on Utah Lake said the event, which they attributed to the Utah Lake Authority, is intended to remove excess common carp and encourage outdoor recreation.
"This is a carp tournament. They're just trying to remove all the carp that they can from Utah Lake," said a resident and angler who spoke at the event.
The anglers described ecological reasons for removing carp and said they had observed environmental improvement over several years. "So carp are bottom feeders, and so what they do is they, disturb the…
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