Asian carp DNA found in Fox River in Green Bay

GREEN BAY, Wis. - Wisconsin wildlife officials say Asian carp DNA has been found in the Fox River in downtown Green Bay.

The state Department of Natural Resources says a single positive sample for silver carp was identified from 200 samples taken this summer in the Fox, a tributary of Lake Michigan.

The discovery by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was in the heart of the city, and was part of a survey that started at the mouth of the river and ended about five miles upstream.

DNR aquatic invasive species coordinator Bob Wakeman tells the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the discovery is important, but says officials don't want to jump to conclusions that Asian carp are there.

In November, the DNR reported that a sample of a silver carp had been found near Potawatomi State Park, where Sturgeon Bay opens to Green Bay.