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  1. Jul 2, 2024 · Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a new agreement Monday to try to prevent invasive carp from reaching Lake Michigan. For years, environmentalists and officials have worried about what would happen should invasive species of carp journey from the Mississippi River basin to Lake Michigan.

  2. Jul 11, 2023 · To eradicate grass carp in Lake Erie, the Department of Natural Resources proposed a behavioral barrier with a bubble barrier and acoustic deterrents in the Sandusky River. The Ohio DNR’s strategy is working so far.

  3. Jun 27, 2017 · A silver carp was caught Friday beyond an electric barrier near Lake Michigan. Two invasive species of Asian carp have been monitored by experts in the area for years. Silver and bighead carp...

  4. Mar 8, 2024 · Using the Illinois River and other waterways to expand their territory, invasive carp pose a significant threat to the ecological and economic health of Lake Michigan. Invasive carp have already wreaked havoc on the Mississippi and Illinois rivers.

  5. Aug 13, 2019 · This new research suggests that Lake Michigan could provide a ‘migration corridor’ for both bighead and silver carp. Asian carp have been found in the Chicago River, as close as 9 miles from Lake Michigan and their DNA has been found even closer.

  6. Jul 3, 2024 · The report concluded that the point of greatest risk for invasive carp to enter the Great Lakes is the Chicago Area Waterway System. Up to now, a series of three electric barriers has been the last line of defense between the carp and the Great Lakes.

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  8. Sep 22, 2017 · For years, people have been freaking out that Asian carp are about to invade the Great Lakes. That concern seemed more real than ever this summer after an Illinois fisherman caught a carp in June less than 10 miles from Lake Michigan — beyond the barriers designed to keep them out.

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