Black Carp in North America: a description of range, habitats, time of year, and methods of reported captures

Data represent reports of capture of black carp by commercial fishers and biologists with information regarding size characteristics of collected individuals, dimensions of capture gears, and spatial and temporal distributions of captures.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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modified 20200817
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publisher U.S. Geological Survey
publisher_hierarchy Department of the Interior > U.S. Geological Survey
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Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • atchafalaya-river
  • biota
  • black-carp
  • ckan
  • cumberland-river
  • geo
  • geoss
  • gill-net
  • girth-length-equation
  • hoop-net
  • illinois-river
  • mississippi-river
  • missouri-river
  • national
  • north-america
  • ohio-river
  • passive-fishing-gears
  • tennessee-river
  • united-states
  • usgs-5d716d1fe4b0c4f70cfed021
  • white-river
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license_id notspecified
license_title License not specified
maintainer Patrick T Kroboth
maintainer_email pkroboth@usgs.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-21T10:25:53.274000
metadata_modified 2025-11-21T10:25:53.274004
notes Data represent reports of capture of black carp by commercial fishers and biologists with information regarding size characteristics of collected individuals, dimensions of capture gears, and spatial and temporal distributions of captures.
num_resources 2
num_tags 23
title Black Carp in North America: a description of range, habitats, time of year, and methods of reported captures