Biologists intensify hunt for Asian carp near lake: Invasive species yet to be found north of Romeoville barriers
2/17/2010
2/17/2010
By Joel Hood, Chicago Tribune
Feb. 18--Fisheries biologists launched the next phase in the hunt for Asian carp on Wednesday, using nets and electric current to corral fish in warm-water discharges along the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
Crews from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plan to continue searching for Asian carp in Chicago-area waterways through next week, part of a nearly $80 million federal attack plan to prevent the spread of the invasive species into the Great Lakes.
"This is an endeavor to search, destroy and certainly understand this adversary," said Marc Miller, director of the Department of Natural Resources. "This plan is about defense in depth, not relying on any one method to keep carp out of Lake Michigan." More info.
Feb. 18--Fisheries biologists launched the next phase in the hunt for Asian carp on Wednesday, using nets and electric current to corral fish in warm-water discharges along the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
Crews from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plan to continue searching for Asian carp in Chicago-area waterways through next week, part of a nearly $80 million federal attack plan to prevent the spread of the invasive species into the Great Lakes.
"This is an endeavor to search, destroy and certainly understand this adversary," said Marc Miller, director of the Department of Natural Resources. "This plan is about defense in depth, not relying on any one method to keep carp out of Lake Michigan." More info.
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