(Milford)– Construction of a permanent fish barrier at the Lower Gar Outlet northeast of Milford is about to get underway. Mike Hawkins, a Fisheries Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources tells KUOO news a bid was recently awarded for the project…(click here for comment from Hawkins.)
Hawkins says the bids came in a bit higher than expected…(click here for comment from Hawkins.)
Hawkins says low water levels, a product of this past summer’s drought, will help facilitate construction of the barrier…(click here for comment from Hawkins.)
The barrier is intended to prevent any additional asian carp from getting into the Iowa Great Lakes. The project took on renewed importance after several asian carp were caught in seigning nets earlier this past summer. Since then, Hawkins says there has been no indication of any more of the invasive species in the Iowa Great Lakes.
