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Carpageddon: Green Lake's Battle with Bottom Feeders

Common CarpIncreased Turbidity

Reduced Plants

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The most successful fish stocking program in history……

Carp Gate & Bubble Barriers

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Radio Telemetry

Carp Radio Telemetry

Fyke Nets / Fish Traps

Electro-Fishing

Carp Exclusion Plots

Aquatic Plantings

Next Steps…2019 and beyond

• Continue Aquatic Plantings

• Continue Carp Barrier Operation and Seasonal Closure

• Increase Commercial Netting

• Create “Micro-System” with Turbidity Barrier for Experiments

• Discontinue Fyke Netting

• Add Larger Fish Trap near tributaries.

Derek KavanaughGreen Lake County Land Conservation Departmentdkavanaugh@co.green-lake.wi.us(920) 294-4057