Analytical and Toxicological Assessment of Carp collected from Utah Lake

Authors

Holly Clayton, Brigham Young University
Dr. Richard Kellems, Brigham Young University

Keywords

toxicological assessment, carp, fish, Utah Lake

College

Life Sciences

Department

Plant and Wildlife Sciences

Abstract

The June sucker was once the most abundant fish species in Utah Lake and its tributaries. Since April 30, 1986, the June sucker has been on the endangered species list. Some declines in species abundance is due to the competition of nonnative species and degraded water quality, both which can be attributed to the amount of common carp in Utah Lake. The June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program (JSRIP) desires to resolve the concerns of water development and large numbers of nonnative, sportfish predators and competitors by removing nearly all the common carp from Utah Lake.

Recommended Citation

Clayton, Holly and Kellems, Dr. Richard (2013) "Analytical and Toxicological Assessment of Carp collected from Utah Lake," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1549.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1549