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The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to sample Taylorsville Lake in central Kentucky for invasive bighead carp and silver carp using environmental DNA (eDNA) surveillance.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife and Kentucky Fish and Wildlife collected 330 eDNA samples from three sites at Taylorsville Lake on Oct. 21-22, 2024. Sampling for eDNA consists of collecting and analyzing water samples for the presence of DNA from the organism of interest. Of the 330 water samples collected in 2024 from the lake, six tested positive for invasive carp genetic material.
Franklin County - 12/06/2024