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November 12, 2019

'Fish fence' tested to stop Asian carp

GRAND RIVERS, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials are hoping a noise-making, bubbling “fish fence” will help stop the spread of destructive Asian carp.

At Kentucky's Barkley Dam on Friday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and others gathered to commission the new bioacoustic fish fence near a lock at the bottom of the dam. The $7 million, three-year field trial will help wildlife officials determine how effective the device is for keeping Asian carp from entering the lock and moving upstream.


 
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