Officials from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife released a “shocking” video earlier this week to illustrate just how bad the Asian Carp problem is in the state.
Check out the video as officials literally release electricity into the water to stun hundreds of the invasive carp species:
Stunned carp jump out of the water during a demonstration of electrofishing by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife pic.twitter.com/6nKxnBWlmc
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 2, 2019
The carp were collected, harvested and sold to buyers who make fertilizer, fish bait and food products for humans.