Do fish have ears? Frequencies used to stop the spread of Asian carp
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Asian carp have continued to move northward up the Mississippi, despite the state's best efforts. Last year eggs were found in the Mississippi close to the Iowa-Minnesota border, and this season Asian carp were caught near the mouth of the St. Croix River and close to Winona.
• Map: Aquatic invasive species spread across Minn.
Researchers at the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Center at the University of Minnesota recently unveiled what they hope will be a potent weapon against the spread of Asian carp: an underwater speaker system which emits a certain frequency that the carp dislike.
The lead researcher and founder of the invasive species center, Peter Sorensen, joined MPR's Tom Crann on the phone about the strategy.
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