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NGPC confirms live silver carp below North Platte diversion, orders increased monitoring

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Southwest District Fisheries informational meeting

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Summary

Game and Parks staff reported live silver carp below the North Platte diversion in 2024, observed multiple jumping fish, and said 2025 sampling and coordination with the diversion owner (Central) are planned to try to prevent further upstream movement into irrigation canals and reservoirs.

Sean Ferrier, Southwest District Manager for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, told participants that agency staff confirmed live silver carp below the North Platte diversion during 2024 fieldwork.

"On this last year, 2024, we were actually able to to confirm live silver carp at that diversion," Ferrier said, noting staff netted one and "probably saw 6 or 8 jumping…

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