A River Problem Most People Have Never Heard Of

If you’ve ever fished the Mississippi River…
you’ve probably heard the splash.

A boat passes.

The water explodes.

And suddenly 20-pound fish are flying through the air.

These are invasive carp — and they’re taking over America’s rivers.

They weren’t supposed to be here.
But now they dominate huge stretches of the Mississippi River Basin.

They eat the food native fish need to survive.
They multiply faster than we can remove them.
And they’re steadily moving toward the Great Lakes.

This isn’t a future problem.

It’s happening right now.

Why This Problem Has Been So Hard to Solve

For decades, agencies and conservation groups have tried to slow the spread of invasive carp.

But there’s a simple reality:

Removing fish at the scale needed is incredibly expensive.

And until now, there hasn’t been a real market to support removing enough of them.

Without a market, large-scale removal isn’t sustainable.

So the fish keep multiplying.

And the problem keeps growing.

The Moment Everything Changed

What if invasive carp weren’t waste?

What if they were a resource?

Carp are actually a clean, healthy, abundant source of protein.

The missing piece has been turning that protein into products people already use every day — like pet food and agricultural feed.

If invasive carp become valuable…

Removing them becomes profitable.

And if removal becomes profitable…

It can finally happen at the scale our rivers need.

That’s the breakthrough.

Our Mission

We are building a project designed to remove invasive carp at scale and turn them into American-made protein.

Our long-term vision is a mobile harvesting and processing system operating directly on the Mississippi River.

A system that:
• Locates invasive carp schools
• Harvests them efficiently
• Processes them into usable protein
• Creates permanent demand to keep removing them

This turns an environmental crisis into a self-sustaining solution.

Why This Matters

Before boats launch and fish are harvested, the most important work has to happen first.

Engineering.
Legal setup.
Grant funding.
Regulatory planning.
Financial modeling.

This campaign funds the professional work that turns this from an idea into a real, deployable project.

This is the step that makes everything else possible.

Think of this as activating the mission.

Your Support Unlocks Major Grant Funding

Government agencies already recognize invasive carp as one of the most urgent threats to American waterways.

There are millions of dollars in federal and state grants available to fund large-scale removal.

But here’s the reality:

Grant programs look for projects that already have public support and momentum.

They want proof that a project is real, organized, and backed by the community.

That’s what this Kickstarter provides.

Your support helps fund the professional planning, engineering, and grant applications needed to secure large-scale funding.

In other words:

This campaign helps unlock the funding that makes full deployment possible.

Your pledge has impact far beyond this campaign.

Why This Matters To People Who Love Rivers

Healthy rivers mean:

• Better fishing
• Safer boating
• Stronger ecosystems
• Protected Great Lakes
• More native fish in our waterways

If you care about rivers, fishing, or the outdoors, this project gives you a way to be part of the solution.

The Bigger Vision

This isn’t about one boat or one river.

The long-term goal is a fleet of mobile harvest systems working across the Mississippi River Basin.

Imagine removing millions of pounds of invasive carp every year.

Imagine native fish populations recovering.

Imagine turning a national environmental problem into a permanent solution.

This campaign is the first real step toward that future.

Help Leave the River Better Than We Found It

If this mission speaks to you, we invite you to join us.

Together we can turn an invasive species into a solution — and help restore America’s rivers for future generations.

Turning invasive carp into a real solution for American rivers.

By River Protein Harvest

Turning invasive carp into a real solution for American rivers.

his campaign funds the professional planning and engineering needed to launch the first invasive carp removal system.