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The U.S. Geological Survey, working with other Federal and state agencies through the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee, is undertaking partner-driven research to meet management needs for Asian carp control.

The Obama Administration today, December 16, 2010, announced a series of new measures to protect the Great Lakes from Asian carp, building on the unprecedented proactive plan to prevent this invasive species from developing self-sustaining populations in the Great Lakes that the Administration established in February 2010.

Earlier this month Judge Robert M. Dow released his order denying the preliminary injunction sought by plaintiffs regarding Asian carp and the Chicago Area Waterway System.

A rotenone rapid response, known as Operation Pelican, was completed on a 2.6-mile section of the Little Calumet River immediately downstream of the T. J. O’Brien Lock and Control Works during May 19-28, 2010.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in consultation with other federal agencies, Native American tribes, state agencies, local governments and non-governmental organizations, is conducting the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today released two documents for public review, the program management plan for the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study, and the Other Pathways Preliminary Risk Characterization Report.

On October 29, members of the Asian Carp Regional Coordination Committee, Members of Congress, agency officials, and other stakeholders gathered to celebrate the completion of Asian carp barricades.

Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment Fisheries Division Management Team released their proposed Plan for the Prevention, Detection, Assessment, and Management of Asian Carps in Michigan Waters this month.

Construction of the 1,177-foot main fence and a supplemental 494-foot debris catch fence that began in early September was completed on Tuesday, October 19, 2010.