Archive for March, 2011
Corp Releases Operational Parameter Report
26 Mar 2011CINCINNATI, OH – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today released a research report on the operation of the electric dispersal barrier system in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC). The electric barrier system is a key measure preventing the migration of two species of Asian carp, Silver and Bighead. The Corps commissioned the [...]
March Sampling Activities
22 Mar 2011Chicago Area Waterway System – DIDSON Barrier Efficacy Project The USFWS completed pilot work with DIDSON imaging sonar near the Dispersal Barrier on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 15-16. Equipment and techniques were tested and some adjustments are pending. No additional results to report at this time.
Bighead Carp Added to Federal List of Injurious Wildlife
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21 Mar 2011WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will publish a final rule in the Federal Register on March 22, officially adding the bighead carp to the federal injurious wildlife list. The final rule codifies the Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act (S. 1421), signed into law by President Obama on December 14, 2010. [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – White House Council on Environmental Quality Asian Carp Director John Goss will discuss the Obama Administration’s comprehensive Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework at a public scoping meeting tomorrow, March 8, 2011, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The meeting, hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will provide the public an opportunity to [...]