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Asian Carp Sampling Summary for Week of October 3, 2011
In: News
12 Oct 2011Bottom Line: Much sampling took place this past week (see schedule for the week of October 3). No BIGHEAD or SILVER carp were reported captured or observed upstream of the Dispersal Barrier nor were any found in new locations downstream of the Barrier.
Fixed Site Sampling Upstream of the Dispersal Barrier Site 1: Lake Calumet Site 2: Little Calumet River Site 3: Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) near Western Ave. and South Branch Chicago River Site 4: North Branch Chicago River, North Shore Channel Site 5: North Shore Channel Monday, October 3 One commercial fishing boat and [...]
Asian Carp Sampling Schedule for the week of September 26, 2011
In: News
26 Sep 2011eDNA Monitoring Project Thursday, September 29 One IDNR boat and crew will collect water samples for eDNA analysis from the North Shore Channel (weather permitting). Samples will be filtered by USACE and USEPA personnel at the USEPA lab in Chicago and forwarded to ERDC in Vicksburg, MS for analysis. Fixed Site Sampling Upstream of [...]
Bottom Line: Much sampling took place this past week (see schedule for the week of September 19). No BIGHEAD or SILVER carp were reported captured or observed upstream of the Dispersal Barrier nor were any found in new locations downstream of the Barrier.
Target Hunger Now!
In: News
22 Sep 2011Target Hunger Now! Program Features Asian Carp Expansion event highlights tasty ways to help feed Illinois families and manage Asian carp threat CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and partner Feeding Illinois are hosting hundreds of children, adults and families who will experience how delicious Asian carp can be when prepared [...]