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Recent News
Dead invasive silver carp removed from the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee today announced the removal of a dead invasive silver carp from the Lockport Pool in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
Army Corps, Illinois, and Michigan sign agreement to move Brandon Road Interbasin Project forward and unlock Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for construction
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, and the states of Illinois and Michigan signed a project partnership agreement for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, moving the project forward into construction phase.
More than $47 million for 45 projects announced for the ongoing battle against invasive carp in the Great Lakes basin
To support the ongoing battle to reduce the destructiveness of invasive carp and the threats they pose to the Great Lakes, the Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee today announced the release of its annual Invasive Carp Action Plan for 2024.
IDNR concludes record-breaking invasive carp removal effort on Upper Illinois River
Illinois Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologists, with support from contracted commercial fishers and biologists from the Illinois River Biological Station, wrapped up a 10-day intensive harvest operation in the Starved Rock pool of the Illinois River, resulting in the removal of an astonishing 750,000 pounds of silver carp between Nov. 27 and Dec. 6.
No invasive carp found during intensive monitoring in Chicago Area Waterway System
No bighead, silver, or grass carp were captured or observed in the Chicago Area Waterway System after two weeks of rigorous sampling were conducted in October 2023 during the annual Fall Seasonal Intensive Monitoring event.
Interim reports released for two experimental invasive carp deterrent studies
Interim project updates for the BioAcoustic Fish Fence at Barkley Lock and Dam in Kentucky and the Underwater Acoustic Deterrent System at Lock No. 19 on the Mississippi River have been released as Open File Reports that provide information from the first two years of operation and evaluation for each study.
No silver carp eDNA in new St. Joseph River samples
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today announced that no silver carp environmental DNA was found in a Sept. 6 resampling of the St. Joseph River.
Silver carp eDNA detected in one location on the St. Joseph River in Michigan
Routine environmental DNA, known as eDNA, surveillance for invasive bighead and silver carp, conducted annually by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, turned up a single positive sample in the St. Joseph River near the St. Joseph/Benton Harbor area.
No bighead or silver carp found during spring seasonal intensive monitoring
No bighead carp or silver carp were captured or observed in the Chicago Area Waterway System during two weeks of rigorous sampling conducted in May 2023 during the annual Spring Seasonal Intensive Monitoring event.