U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District - ILR (USACECDILR)

In order to understand how fish are interacting with the USACE Electric Dispersal Barrier System (EDBS), surrogate species (e.g., Common Carp) for invasive carp (Silver and Bighead carps) will be tagged using acoustic telemetry to inform movement at and near the EDBS. Common Carp will be tagged using Innovasea V16 tags within the Brandon Road and Lockport pools on the Illinois Waterway. Invasive carp will be tagged using Innovasea V16 at the current invasion front in Dresden Island Pool. Invasive carp tagging will inform removal, as well as monitor movement of tagged individuals near the invasion front. Yearly analysis of all individuals will occur evaluating movements of fishes between and within navigational pools.

Points of Contact

• Alexander Catalano

  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

  Principal Investigator