Asian lecture set April 21 at University of Minnesota
Asian carp, feared and despised as a threat to native fish and other aquatic life in the United States, are an important food source and are revered for their courage … Read more
Asian carp
$18 billion price put on Great Lakes carp barrier
Keeping Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes in the Chicago area could cost $18 billion and take 25 years to put into practice, a new Army Corps of Engineers … Read more
Grass carp reproducing in Great Lakes watershed
Scientists say that, for the first time, they have found evidence of Asian carp reproducing within the watershed surrounding one of the Great Lakes. Four grass carp caught by a … Read more
Poll backs closing locks
Sixty-three percent of Minnesota voters are concerned about Asian carp spreading into state rivers and lakes, according to a new public opinion poll commissioned by a coalition of groups fighting … Read more
Research finds little bighead or silver carp DNA
New analyses for Asian carp DNA in water samples from the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers showed little evidence of bighead and silver carp, researchers announced in a report released … Read more
Bighead carp netted in Lake Pepin
A 47-pound bighead carp was caught in a seine net by commercial fishermen on Nov. 16, in Lake Pepin near Frontenac, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced on Nov. … Read more
Fracking, conservation and Asian carp
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Water, science and the environment
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
House bill threatens BWCA protections
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
Iowa may offer carp a back door to Minnesota
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more