NCCP research topic summaries

The following issues papers are a summary of the research that underpins the NCCP. 

Issues paper 1 - Why and how did the National Carp Control Plan originate?

Issues paper 2 - What is science telling us about the potential use of the carp virus as a biological control agent for carp?

Issues paper 3 - Non-target species susceptibility testing and host-switching risk in carp biocontrol.

Issues paper 4 - Water quality and carp biocontrol using Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3)

Issues paper 5 - Managing water quality impacts by carcass management/ clean-up

Issues paper 6 - Understanding potential social and economic impacts of carp control