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Do snitches net fishes? Scientists turn invasive carp into traitors to slow their Great Lakes push

The Associated Press — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 22:37:02 +0000

By Todd Richmond, Associated Press

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Wildlife officials across the Great Lakes are looking for spies to take on an almost impossible mission: stop the spread of invasive carp.

Over the last five years, agencies such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have employed a new seek-and-destroy strategy that uses turncoat carp to lead them to the fish’s hotspot hideouts.

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Science Says What? How eDNA research is evolving to create a new era in conservation

Sharon Oosthoek — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 18:00:49 +0000

Science Says What? is a monthly column written by Great Lakes now contributor Sharon Oosthoek exploring what science can tell us about what’s happening beneath and above the waves of our beloved Great Lakes and their watershed.

Thirteen years ago, a live bighead carp was caught within swimming distance of Lake Michigan.

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Points North: Dirty Laundry, Invasive Species, and the Limitations of Knowledge

Interlochen Public Radio — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:00:02 +0000

Points North is a biweekly podcast hosted by Daniel Wanschura and Morgan Springer about the land, water and inhabitants of the Upper Great Lakes.

This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.

It was 2016 and Samantha Tank was digging around in Michigan’s Pere Marquette River.

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Control for Frog-bit and Water Soldiers

Circle of Blue — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 14:35:51 +0000

By Vladislava Sukhanovskaya, Circle of Blue

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

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Nearly $1.2 billion spent at one site to deter invasive carp from Great Lakes; other entry sites still possible

Circle of Blue — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:56:19 +0000

By Vladislava Sukhanovskaya, Circle of Blue

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Watch out! Creepy kudzu coming?

Great Lakes Echo — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 16:58:40 +0000

This article was republished here with permission from Great Lakes Echo.

By Eric Freedman, Great Lakes Echo

Picture decrepit plantations enveloped in aggressively spreading kudzu. Picture the remnants of abandoned outbuildings invisible under kudzu’s woody vines. Picture forests smothered and trees killed by blankets of kudzu.

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Inside the Michigan lab where scientists raise killer bugs to save trees

Bridge Michigan — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 20:24:02 +0000

By Ashley Zhou Bridge Michigan

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Illinois, feds grapple with agreement that would advance billion dollar plan to stop invasive carp

Gary Wilson — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 16:37:45 +0000

The first efforts to stop the advance of invasive carp to the Great Lakes began in the early 2000s when electrical barriers in the Chicago Area Waterway System leading to Lake Michigan were thought to be a deterrent.

The fear was that if the voracious carp entered the lake, they could expand their range, wipe out the food supply and eventually devastate the multi-billion dollar Great Lakes fishery.

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More fallout from Midland dam failures: blood-sucking parasites in rivers

Bridge Michigan — Thu, 18 May 2023 15:19:52 +0000

By Ashley Zhou, Bridge Michigan

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Great Lakes, Chicago River and Asian carp in the spotlight in Elizabeth Kolbert’s “Under a White Sky”

Gary Wilson — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:00:42 +0000

For Elizabeth Kolbert, the path to writing a book on our penchant to control nature started with a guided tour on the infamously reversed Chicago River.

Kolbert wanted to get a close look at the Asian carp issue and talk to the people on the front lines of efforts to repel the carp advance to the Great Lakes.

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