The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) recently announced that intensive monitoring actions would be implemented in the North Shore Channel of the Chicago River after three consecutive rounds of Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling yielded positive results for Asian carp … Continued
Asian carp pose substantial environmental risk to the Great Lakes if they become established there, according to a recent bi-national Canadian and United States risk assessment. Two species of Asian carp, bighead and silver carps, pose an environmental risk to … Continued
In January, 2012, the Great Lakes Commission and the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Cities Initiative released a joint study on how to stop the movement of invasive species between the Mississippi and Great Lakes basins. The study, which presents … Continued
A new state-record bighead Asian carp was among nearly 12,000 fish taken by participants in the Bowfishing Association of Illinois’ second annual Director’s Shoot on the Illinois River near Starved Rock State Park, July 16-17. The new record for bighead … Continued