1949 Common Carp Removal from Lake Mattamuskeet

Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Date Shot/Created
09/06/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
This photo from 1949 shows invasive common carp being removed from Lake Mattamuskeet with nets as part of a historic ecosystem restoration project. The removal, in conjunction with predator stocking and blocking carp re-entry to the lake, was very successful. Native submerged aquatic vegetation thrived in the lake for more than 60 years until it began declining once more in the 1990s.
Ecosystem
Lake
Subject tags
Fishes
Habitat restoration
History
Invasive species
Lakes