Fish passage, movement behavior, and habitat use in the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers including the lower Ohio River (TNCRFISHPASSAGE)

Contact:

Andrea Fritts, afritts@usgs.gov

U.S. Geological Survey

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Following their accidental introduction in the 1980s, Asian carps are invasive taxa in the Mississippi basin, including the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. Thus, it is an imperative research goal to better understand fish passage, movement behavior, and habitat use of these fishes. These data will inform future efforts to mitigate the economic and ecological impacts of bigheaded carp invasion. The TNCR Invasive Carp Partnership will collect fish passage data via acoustic telemetry to understand transition rates between reservoirs and/or pools. This research will allow us to refine transition rates of invasive carp populations in the Tennessee, Cumberland, and lower Ohio Rivers, with emphasis on the effects of deterrents and harvest to control invasive carp populations in the TNCR.

Cite this project:

Brey, M., Gibson-Reinemer, D., Mcfall, A., Befus, T., Hickey, C., Padgett, A., Simcox, B., Ray, G., Rodgers, D., Caudle, J., Marcek, B., Mosel, K., Fritts, A., Fischer, J., Tompkins, J., Harty, C., Armstrong, D., Stanfill, A., Rogers, M., Boone, E. 2016. Fish passage, movement behavior, and habitat use in the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers including the lower Ohio River

Points of Contact

  • Andrea Fritts

    U.S. Geological Survey

    Principal Investigator

  • Kyle Mosel

    U.S. Geological Survey

    Principal Investigator

  • Mark Rogers

    Tennessee Tech University

    Principal Investigator

  • Jesse Fischer

    U.S. Geological Survey

    Principal Investigator

  • Joshua Tompkins

    Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources

    Principal Investigator

  • Dave Armstrong

    Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

    Principal Investigator

  • Cole Harty

    Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

    Principal Investigator

  • Adrian Stanfill

    Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

    Principal Investigator

  • Evan Boone

    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    Principal Investigator