In the news: Asian carp may have breached barrier

Posted November 20th, 2009 in Aquatic Invasive Species, News

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

The decade-old battle to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes might be over.

New research shows the fish likely have made it past the $9 million electric fish barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, a source familiar with the situation told the Journal Sentinel late Thursday.

The barrier is considered the last chance to stop the super-sized fish that can upend entire ecosystems, and recent environmental DNA tests showed that the carp had advanced to within a mile of the barrier. Read more.

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We’re taking the Avian Predator Management program on the road! Join us for a FREE aquaculture field day in one of the three locations listed below! Field days will take place at study sites where researchers from @kansasstateuniversity and @lakestateu evaluated laser and acoustic technologies.September 27: @ozarkfisheries, MOSeptember 28: Milford Fish Hatchery, KSOctober 5: Michigan Wholesale Walleye, MI Program Highlights include:-Facility tour-Hear research findings-Learn from producers-Expand your networkFor more information and to register, visit the link in bio.

We’re taking the Avian Predator Management program on the road! Join us for a FREE aquaculture field day in one of the three locations listed below! Field days will take place at study sites where researchers from @kansasstateuniversity and @lakestateu evaluated laser and acoustic technologies.

September 27: @ozarkfisheries, MO
September 28: Milford Fish Hatchery, KS
October 5: Michigan Wholesale Walleye, MI

Program Highlights include:
-Facility tour
-Hear research findings
-Learn from producers
-Expand your network

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