Asian carp found near Great Lakes

vinnie

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Commercial fishermen landed the 3-foot-long, 20-pound bighead carp
in Lake Calumet on Chicago's South Side, about six miles from Lake Michigan

The threat to the Great Lakes depends on how many have access to the lakes, which depends on how many are in the Chicago waterway right now. :sadwave:
 

SixFive

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that's nothing new! They've already overtaken the southern rivers. Stupid things jump out of the water when scared and routinely injure people in boats. Second vid they are shooting them out of the air with bowfishing rigs. I've also seen people shoot them with shotguns like you would a clay pigeon. There's lots of speculation on the kind of harm they have done and will do to the native species. Time will tell, but they sure aren't helping any.


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One earlier example of foreign species:

Nile perch

Lake Victoria introduction
The introduction of this species to Lake Victoria is one of the most commonly cited examples of the negative effects invasive alien species can have on ecosystems.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile_perch

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