Fish Sampling Operation Complete on Little Calumet River: Safety zone rescinded; waterway reopened to commercial and recreational traffic
The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee wrapped up a successful sampling and data collection operation on the Little Calumet River in South Chicago.
Fish Sampling Effort Winds Down on Little Calumet River: No Bighead or Silver carp collected
The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee is nearing completion of a sampling and data collection operation on the Little Calumet River in South Chicago.
Asian Carp Sampling Effort Continues on Little Calumet River: No Bighead or Silver carp collected
The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee continued sampling efforts on the Little Calumet River in South Chicago.
Attention! Communities Around Little Calumet River May 20-27
Attention! On Friday May 20th the application of the fish toxicant Rotenone will take place on the Little Calumet River, for a 2 mile stretch down stream of the T.J. O'Brien Lock and Dam.
Asian carp sampling effort officially underway on section of the Little Calumet River – Uplink Satellite coordinates included
A five‐mile section of the Little Calumet River in South Chicago is now closed to all traffic for a period of four to six days as sampling efforts for Asian carp get underway.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Finding of No Significant Impact for Proposed Asian Carp Actions
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces a Finding of No Significant Impact for an Addendum to the Environmental Assessment for Asian carp control in the Chicago Area Waterway System.
Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee Announces Three-Month Monitoring and Sampling Plan
The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee is announcing its latest monitoring and sampling plan to guide Asian carp control efforts in the Chicago Area Waterway System.
Field Crews Announce February ‐ March Sampling Results in Chicago Area Waterway System
Field crews from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intensively sampled throughout the entire Chicago Area Waterway System and no Asian carp were observed or collected.
Federal Officials Unveil Aggressive Strategy to Reduce Threat of Asian Carp in the Great Lakes
Federal officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Coast Guard today unveiled a strategy that outlines over 25 short and long-term actions and $78.5 million in investments to combat the spread of Asian carp.