By Dan Egan of the Journal Sentinel
July 13, 2012
The battle against Asian carp has taken on a new front.
Evidence of the voracious, jumbo carp that have been advancing up the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal toward Lake Michigan shows the fish – or at least their DNA – have recently been detected in the Great Lakes, in Lake Erie.
Six water samples taken in August show the presence of silver and bighead carp in the shallowest – but most fish-friendly – of the five Great Lakes, said Chris Jerde of the University of Notre Dame. Continue reading