Recent News
Obama Administration to Present Asian Carp Control Options by 2013
As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to protecting the Great Lakes from Asian carp and other invasive species, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it will provide Congress and the public the opportunity to identify a potential permanent Asian carp solution in 2013, much earlier than expected.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases report on valuation of commercial fisheries in U.S. waters of the Great Lakes
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released May 1 the “Commercial Fisheries Baseline Economic Assessment - U.S. Waters of the Great Lakes, Upper Mississippi River, and Ohio River Basins”, an Interim Product of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study.
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale releases report on the use of fishing to control Asian carp populations
Bighead carp and silver carp invaded the Illinois River waterway over a decade ago. Populations of these fishes have grown dense in the lower and middle Illinois River and both species are approaching the Chicago Area Waterway System and the defensive electrical barrier.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases final Aquatic Nuisance Species Control Paper based on public input
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released today April 18 the final Inventory of Available Controls for Aquatic Nuisance Species of Concern – Chicago Area Waterway System, an Interim Product of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study.
Obama Administration Hosted Public Meeting on Asian Carp in Bloomington, Minnesota
White House Council on Environmental Quality Asian Carp Director John Goss led a public meeting of the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee on Thursday, April 5, 2012, at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Bloomington, Minnesota, to discuss the proactive efforts of the Obama Administration and the Great Lakes states to prevent Asian carp from establishing a self-sustaining population in the Great Lakes.
U.S. Coast Guard amends regulations on ballast water management
The U.S. Coast Guard announced Friday publication in the Federal Register of a final rule for standards for living organisms in ships' ballast water discharged into waters of the United States.
U.S. Coast Guard amends regulations on ballast water management
The U.S. Coast Guard announced Friday publication in the Federal Register of a final rule for standards for living organisms in ships' ballast water discharged into waters of the United States.
Federal agencies release first interim report on Asian carp environmental DNA results
Members of the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee released March 15 the first interim report of the Asian Carp Environmental DNA Calibration Study.
Indiana Department of Natural Resources releases report on Asian carp movements in Wabash River Watershed
Over 180 aquatic non-indigenous species have been introduced into Great Lakes Basin waters to date, and new introductions are expected in the future. The so-called "Asian carps" are large threats to the Great Lakes given expected trajectories of nutrient flow disruption and food web alterations that will likely accompany their introduction to the Basin.