Data represent a comparison of herding techniques commonly used by natural resource agencies and the public to increase removal or harvest of invasive carp (i.e., Silver Carp) from U.S. waterways. Sites on lower Perche Creek, Columbia, MO (2018 August 9th to 2018 October 26th) were contained using block nets and treated with one of five herding techniques: (1) method commonly used by commercial fishers in the U.S. (“commercial technique”), (2) pulsed-DC electrofishing (“electric technique”), (3) broadband sound administered with underwater speakers (“sound technique”), (4) both sound and electric in combination (“combination technique”), and (5) solely the boat with no added stimulus (“control”). Sites were administered with repeated 20 min runs (x3) in a slow bank to bank pattern downstream through a 4.5 m opening along the shoreline. Herding effectiveness was quantified by run category (cumulative for second and third runs) using ARIS (Adaptive Resolution Imaging Sonar; Sound Metrics, Bellevue, WA). Fish composition of the study reach was sampled using a suite of community sampling gears downstream of a herding treatment on 2018 November 7th. Prior to the study, a playback sound recording was created for the sound technique and combination technique. In addition, sound pressure level (decible re 1 μPa) emitted from each technique were measured on Perche Creek.

In September 2023, the USGS demonstrated the use of side-scan sonar to image large densities of invasive carp in Creve Coeur Lake, Maryland Heights, Missouri, USA. A 400-meter reach was surveyed using a Humminbird Helix sonar system. Proprietary sonar data were converted to PNG image files (i.e., rectified and speed-corrected) using SonarTRX Pro. The resulting data set includes one CSV file, original side-scan sonar images (PNG files), speed corrected side-scan images (correcting distortions in imagery due to small changes in boat velocity; PNG files), and a KMZ file of original rectified images for a mosaic display in Google Earth Pro.

This dataset represents fish targets (presumed Silver Carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) recorded using Adaptive Resolution Imaging Sonar (ARIS; Sound Metrics, Bellevue, WA) in five backwater embayments of Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, KY (2022 February). A surface-to-bottom block net was set across embayments in a “chevron” shape pointed upstream to guide fish movements downstream through net openings (about 15 m wide) along each shoreline and within sonar range for quantification. Fish targets were enumerated then subsampled for length measurement using a systematic random approach.

In January 2023, the USGS demonstrated the use of side-scan sonar and down-imaging sonar to locate and quantify fish including invasive carp. A dike pool in the study area was surveyed (254-meter reach) using a Humminbird Helix sonar system. Sonar surveys included concurrent recordings of side-scan and down-imaging sonar. Proprietary sonar data were converted to PNG image files (i.e., rectified and speed-corrected) using SonarTRX Pro. Fish targets in imagery were measured in total length and enumerated using image analysis software (ImageJ) algorithms. Side-scan and down-imaging datasets were processed multiple times across a range of sensitivity thresholds (i.e., 25–30) to incorporate variation in the sensitivity of fish detection and estimation. The resulting data set includes three CSV files documenting the track locations and beam information needed to calculate the ensonified volume and the fish counts and length of each fish captured in each sonar type.

These data describe estimates of large-bodied fish activity and their direction of movement with respect to a restored wetland located in Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Oak Harbor, Ohio, USA. Acoustic sonar technology was used to monitor fish activity following restoration and reconnection of a hydrologically isolated wetland pool to the wider Lake Erie system. Fish activity was measured during 56 multi-day observational events spanning four years following reconnection (2011-2014). Each hour of acoustic data was processed as an observational unit using a combination of commercial and purpose-built software. The resulting dataset quantifies fish activity and characterizes this movement as immigration into or emigration out of the restored area for 2,022 hours of observation.

This dataset represents active relocations of acoustic and radio telemetry tagged Black Carp among the Mississippi and Missouri rivers near their confluence. These river segments consist of both open river and impounded habitat present during observed hydrologic conditions from 2019-2023. Relocations were primarily on a monthly interval with initial weekly relocations during the first year of the study. Data are available throughout various seasonal conditions to document timing of movements and habitat use in these large rivers.

This dataset represents active relocations of acoustic and radio telemetry tagged Black Carp among the Mississippi and Missouri rivers near their confluence. These river segments consist of both open river and impounded habitat present during observed hydrologic conditions from 2019-2023. Relocations were primarily on a monthly interval with initial weekly relocations during the first year of the study. Data are available throughout various seasonal conditions to document timing of movements and habitat use in these large rivers.

Data includes grass carp position and sampling data from 2020 to 2022. We used grass carp that were implanted with acoustic transmitters. The position data was generated in Fathom Position from receivers that composed several VEMCO Positioning Systems (VPS). We also queried the Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation Network (GLATOS) to obtain non-VPS position detections from receivers made from multiple projects across Lake Erie and associated tributaries. Sampling data was downloaded from the grass carp capture database hosted on ArcGIS Online These data contain information such as location of event, time gears were deployed and retrieved, and number of grass carp caught.

Data include grass carp position and sampling data from 2022 to 2023. We used grass carp that were implanted with acoustic transmitters. The position data was generated in Fathom Position from receivers that composed several VEMCO Positioning Systems (VPS). We also queried the Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation Network (GLATOS) to obtain non-VPS position detections from receivers made from multiple projects. Sampling data was downloaded from the grass carp capture database hosted on ArcGIS Online. These data contain information such as location of event, time gears were deployed and retrieved, and number of grass carp caught. Environmental factors associated with these data (including average water temperature, depth, and backwater classification) are also provided. Specific datasets include SR_boat_count.csv and SR_boat_count_daily.csv which describe the number of boats performing grass carp removal on the Sandusky River; SR_electrofish_time.csv containing cumulative electrofishing shock time in the Sandusky River by month; SR_glatos_GC_2223.csv containing detections of grass carp in the Sandusky River between the VPS arrays provided by GLATOS; SR_temp_avg_EST.csv which contains average temperature in the Sandusky River summarized by hour; Sandusky_depth_84.tif which is a raster file containing bathymetery data for the Sandusky River; and backwater.shp, a shape file containing polygon features defining areas in the Sandusky River designated as backwater

Diploid and triploid Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon Idella) tagged with acoustic transmitters were observed in Truman Reservoir, Missouri from January 2017 to October 2019 to determine longitudinal movements potentially associated with spawning. Passive acoustic receivers were deployed throughout the reservoir and its tributaries to monitor fish movements as they traversed up and downstream. This dataset consists of the detections made by passive receivers and those made by manual tracking.