Financing finally in place for Asian carp measures
Financing is in place for a variety of measures to keep Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes from the Mississippi River system.
Asian carp measures delayed
Squabbling between the state of Illinois and the US federal government is delaying measures planned to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.
US funds Asian carp deterrents
US congress has granted $225.8 million to deter Asian carp from traversing the Chicago Sanitary and Shipping Canal and the Great Lakes.
Lake Erie grass carp cause concern
Used in some states for algae control in ponds, grass carp, a supposedly sterile species, have been in Lake Erie for more than 30 years.
Asian carp update
Efforts to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes took another small step forward in the last days of 2020.
Asian carp funding awaiting approval
Funding for the latest American measures meant to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes is one hurdle away from approval.
No Asian carp found in Great Lakes
No Asian carp were found in the Great Lakes during this year’s early detection surveillance, but experts say Grass carp – the only species of Asian carp found in Ontario waters to date – remains the most imminent threat.
Blocking Asian carp from Great Lakes expensive
Stepping up measures in the Chicago Area Waterway System to block Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes could cost more than $775 million U.S. dollars. That is if the latest mechanisms recommended by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are accepted and carried out...
Asian carp prevention gets tech savvy
The ACRCC is casting a wide net when it comes to methods it will use to prevent Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes.