Workers harvest carp from Chanhassen lake

A carp harvest is under way on a Twin Cities area lake.

Workers from the University of Minnesota were harvesting common carp from Lake Lucy in Chanhassen on Thursday.

KSTP-TV reports the fish are harmful because they feed on vegetation at the bottom of lakes, harming water quality.

Researchers have been harvesting the fish from a chain of five lakes, including Lucy, in Chanhassen since 2006.

The caught carp will be killed.

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Information from: KSTP-TV

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