Why could Asian Carp Hurt Boating, Fishing Industry in Great Lakes?
CHICAGO — Lake Michigan is one step closer to being invaded by the much feared Asian carp. Officials think the massive fish could decimate the $7 billion sport fishing industry on the Great Lakes and upset the ecosystem in the largest body of fresh water in the world. The fish, which can grow to four feet long and weigh as much as 100 pounds, have been steadily moving north up the Mississippi River for decades. On Friday, federal officials said they appear to have breached an electrical barrier designed to keep them out of the Great Lakes. They are now within five miles of Lake Michigan and would be prevented from entering the lake only by a lock, which is often open to allow ships to pass. Asian carp are voracious feeders able to eat up to 40% of their body weight in a day. They out-compete native fish for food and in sections of the Illinois River they have destroyed populations of indigenous game fish and now make up more than 90% of the river’s biomass. “Asian carp are like cancer
It could decimate and upset the ecosystem in Great Lakes. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125874214275057775.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_news Asian Carp Could Hurt Boating, Fishing Industry in Great Lakes By DOUGLAS BELKIN CHICAGO — Lake Michigan is one step closer to being invaded by the much feared Asian carp. Officials think the massive fish could decimate the $7 billion sport fishing industry on the Great Lakes and upset the ecosystem in the largest body of fresh water in the world. The fish, which can grow to four feet long and weigh as much as 100 pounds, have been steadily moving north up the Mississippi River for decades. On Friday, federal officials said they appear to have breached an electrical barrier designed to keep them out of the Great Lakes. They are now within five miles of Lake Michigan and would be prevented from entering the lake only by a lock, which is of
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CHICAGO — Lake Michigan is one step closer to being invaded by the much feared Asian carp. Officials think the massive fish could decimate the $7 billion sport fishing industry on the Great Lakes and upset the ecosystem in the largest body of fresh water in the world. The fish, which can grow to four feet long and weigh as much as 100 pounds, have been steadily moving north up the Mississippi River for decades. On Friday, federal officials said they appear to have breached an electrical barrier designed to keep them out of the Great Lakes. They are now within five miles of Lake Michigan and would be prevented from entering the lake only by a lock, which is often open to allow ships to pass. Asian carp are voracious feeders able to eat up to 40% of their body weight in a day. They out-compete native fish for food and in sections of the Illinois River they have destroyed populations of indigenous game fish and now make up more than 90% of the river’s biomass. “Asian carp are like cancer
It could decimate and upset the ecosystem in Great Lakes. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125874214275057775.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_news Asian Carp Could Hurt Boating, Fishing Industry in Great Lakes By DOUGLAS BELKIN CHICAGO — Lake Michigan is one step closer to being invaded by the much feared Asian carp. Officials think the massive fish could decimate the $7 billion sport fishing industry on the Great Lakes and upset the ecosystem in the largest body of fresh water in the world. The fish, which can grow to four feet long and weigh as much as 100 pounds, have been steadily moving north up the Mississippi River for decades. On Friday, federal officials said they appear to have breached an electrical barrier designed to keep them out of the Great Lakes. They are now within five miles of Lake Michigan and would be prevented from entering the lake only by a lock, which is of
