Mississippi Project
Spatial and temporal distribution of silver carp in the Eagle Lake system
August 2021 - September 2023
Personnel
Participating Agencies
- Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks
We are monitoring movement of silver carp in and out of Eagle Lake. We will use results to develop strategy for managing a water control structure in a way that will prevent carp entrance to the lake.
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Stafford, J.D., C.G Dunn, M.E. Colvin, L.E. Miranda, and D. Riecke. 2024. Influence of barrier operations on passage rates of Silver Carp throughout a floodplain network. USGS Invasive Carps Community of Practice, virtual. | August 2024 |
| Stafford, J.D., C.G Dunn, M.E. Colvin, L.E. Miranda, and D. Riecke. 2024. Efficacy of modified barrier operations on Silver Carp movements into an impounded waterbody. Reservoir Technical Committee meeting, Chattanooga, Tennessee. | February 2024 |
| Palmieri, M. L.E. Miranda. C.G. Dunn, L. Burger, and D. Riecke. 2024. Bigheaded carp distribution patterns in oxbow lakes of the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Chattanooga, Tennessee. | February 2024 |
| Theses and Dissertations | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Stafford, J.D. 2024. Evaluating efficacy of modified barrier operations to limit Silver Carp movements in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Masters thesis. Mississippi State University. | May 2024 |