TW 115 - Asian Carp Harvest Incentive Program (ACHIP)

Asian Carp have been on our radar for more than 20 years. Most of these fish are found in the Mississippi River and other parts of West Tennessee. The week we are highlighting the Asian Carp Harvest Incentive Program (ACHIP) developed by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. This program provides commercial fisherman with TWRA-supplied gillnets and a higher rate of return to hopefully slow the spread of this fish in Tennessee waters. ACHIP was implemented on Sept. 18, 2018 and has reimbursed ACHIP-contracted wholesale fish dealers for 262,333 pounds of Asian carp.  www.tnwildlife.org #tnwildlife #itswhatwedo