Subject: Asian carp sampling effort officially underway

Subject: CYA - Info on Asian Carp


Captain Sonny Lisowski sends the following for your information:

Subject: Asian carp sampling effort officially underway on section of the Little Calumet River
Dear Great Lakes and Chicago Area Waterway System Stakeholder,
You are receiving this email because of your past or current engagement or association with the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS). (note: the attachment can be opened in Internet Explorer.)
The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (RCC) is announcing an aggressive monitoring and sampling plan to guide Asian carp control efforts in the CAWS. The plan calls for intensive electofishing and netting; and in some cases the application of a fish toxicant Rotenone. In order to accomplish the plan objectives, it will be necessary to institute temporary closure of certain reaches of CAWS to recreational and navigational use, beginning today (see attached press release). Real-time closure schedules routinely will be posted at http://www.uscg.fishbarrierinfo.com
You can find more information at www.asiancarp.org
Thank you,
Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee