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Asian Carp News
News Releases
June 23, 2010: Illinois DNR Fish Report from Lake Calumet Rapid Response
Who: 2 commercial net boats hired by the Illinois DNR
Where: Lake Calumet
How: 15 net sets each with 200yds/net 3.5" mesh trammels
Fish Type & Number Caught |
| Common Carp - 189 |
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| Freshwater Drum - 114 |
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| Smallmouth Buffalo - 100 |
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| Bigmouth Buffalo - 31 |
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| Quillback Carpsucker - 3 |
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| Black Buffalo - 111 |
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| Asian Carp - 0 |
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Updates: Two net boats will continue sampling on Thursday (June 24) and Friday (June 25).
June 23, 2010 Bighead Asian Carp Found in Chicago Area Waterway System
Lake Calumet, Ill. - A fisheries biologist with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources holds a Bighead carp caught in Lake Calumet. The fish was caught during routine sampling efforts by the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee on June 22, 2010.
Courtesy: Illinois Department of Natural Resources
June 3, 2010 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases Interim Report III & IIIA
Click here to be taken to USACE's Interim Report III & IIIA
May 25, 2010 - Fish Sampling Operation Complete on Little Calumet River: Safety zone rescinded; waterway reopened to commercial and recreational traffic
May 24, 2010 - Fish Sampling Effort Winds Down on Little Calumet River: No Bighead or Silver carp collected
May 23, 2010 - Asian Carp Sampling Effort Continues on Little Calumet River: No Bighead or Silver carp collected
May 21, 2010 - First phase of Asian Carp Sampling Effort Complete: No Bighead or Silver carp collected
May 20, 2010 - B-Roll Footage Available on the Coast Guard Visual Information Gallery
May 20, 2010 - Asian carp sampling effort officially underway on secton of the Litle Calumet River - Uplink Satellite coordinates included
May 19, 2010 - Attention! Communities Around Little Calumet River May 20-27
May 17, 2010 - MEDIA ADVISORY: Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee to hold Press Event near T.J. O’Brien Lock and Dam on May 20
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May 5, 2010 - Updated Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework
Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee Announces Three-Month Monitoring and Sampling Plan
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service FONSI Nov 2009
• Addendum to Environmental Assessment
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FONSI
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service FONSI May 2010
Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Finding of No Significant Impact for Proposed Asian Carp Actions
Mar 29, 2010 - Field Crews Announce February ‐ March Sampling Results in Chicago Area Waterway System
Feb 16, 2010 - Media Advisory for 2/17 Carp Event, Chicago. Sampling Efforts to Net Asian Carp on Chicago Area Waterway System to Start this Week
Feb 12, 2010
- Video of Public Meeting in Chicago will be available starting at 3 p.m. Central at http://www.epa.gov/greatlakes/live.
Feb 12, 2010 - Asian Carp Control Strategy Draft Framework Powerpoint
Feb 9, 2010 - Public Meeting on Asian Carp control efforts Feb. 17 in Ypsilanti, Mich (142 KB PDF)
Feb 8, 2010 - Federal Officials Unveil Aggressive Strategy to Reduce Threat of Asian Carp in the Great Lakes (76.5 KB PDF)
Read More Releases...
Videos
Feb. 18, 2010 - Fight Against Asian Carp Moves Forward - ABC 7 Detroit
Go to the U.S. Coast Guard Visual Information Gallery Web site to view and download the video footage from the December 2009 Rapid Response project site.
Asian Carp Stories on Youtube
The Battle for the Illinois river - video essay by Nathan Grann, Corcoran CA+D
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Audio
Minnesota officials are turning to new ideas in their fight to keep the bighead and other Asian carp out of the Upper Mississippi. The Department of Natural Resources is considering a wall of bubbles and noise to keep the carp from migrating up the river. The bubble and noise barrier could be installed near locks and dams along the river, including one in far southeastern Minnesota. The DNR is rejecting an earlier idea of using an electric fence because it's expensive. The Asian carp can grow to more than 100 pounds, and some species are dangerous to people because they fly out of the water when disturbed. They also affect native species of fish because they eat much of the food in the river. Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Lee Pfannmuller, the DNR's Director of Ecological Service. (03/17/2004)
Photos
December 3rd, 2009 (click to enlarge)
   
   
   
   
  
December 2nd, 2009 (Click to enlarge)
Operation Silverstream, Asian Carp Rapid Response Workgroup
   
  
November 2009 and later (Click to enlarge)
   
   
   
 
Past Images
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Carp Photos (Click on an image to enlarge
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Images available here are public domain.
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Bighead Carp Fingerling |
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Black Carp Fingerling |
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Grass Carp Fingerling |
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Silver Carp Fingerling |
| Images of FIngerlings above from Yi, B., Z. Liang, Z. Yu, R. Lin, and M. He. 2006. A study of the early development of grass carp, black carp, silver carp and bighead carp of the Yangtze River. Pages 15-51 in D.C.Chapman, editor. Early development of four cyprinids native to the Yangtze River. US Geological Survey Data Series 239. |
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Bighead Carp |
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Bighead Carp |
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Boat-load of Asian Carp |
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Black Carp
Photo Credit:
Rob Cosgriff
Illinois Natural History Survey |
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Black Carp
Photo Credit:
Rob Cosgriff
Illinois Natural History Survey |
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Black Carp
Photo Credit:
Rob Cosgriff
Illinois Natural History Survey |
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Black Carp
Photo Credit:
Rob Cosgriff
Illinois Natural History Survey |
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Asian (Bighead) Carp ID card
Enrique Rodriguez,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel based on US Fish & Wildlife Information |
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Juvenile Asian Carp and Gizzard Shad
Photo source: USGS |
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Bighead and Silver Carp Watch Identification Graphic
Photo Source:
UIUC/IL-IN Sea Grant
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Boat-load of Asian Carp |
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Boat-load of Asian Carp |
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Bighead Carp
Photo Credit:
David Riecks
UIUC/IL-IN Sea Grant |
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Silver Carp
Photo Credit:
David Riecks
UIUC/IL-IN Sea Grant |
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Outreach
Illinois - Indiana Sea Grant
Past News Releases
Feb 8, 2010 - Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework (778 KB PDF)
Feb 5, 2010 - Download the Asian Carp Briefing Package (3.19 MB PDF)
Feb 4, 2010 - Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee to hold Feb. 12 public meeting in Chicago - Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (137 KB PDF)
Jan 19, 2010 - Agencies accelerate action in response to new test results suggesting Asian carp presence in Calumet Harbor - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (43 KB PDF)
Jan 19, 2010 - Media Advisory: Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee to hold press conference call on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 (9 KB PDF)
Jan 14, 2010 - News Release: New eDNA results within the Chicago Waterway System (UNCLASSIFIED) - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (27 KB PDF)
Dec 19, 2009 - U.S. Coast Guard establishes safety zone and regulated navigation area near Romeoville, IL. - Asian Carp Rapid Response Workgroup (73 KB PDF)
Dec 19, 2009 - Safety Zone, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Romeoville, IL. - Coast Guard (571 KB PDF)
Dec 14, 2009 - President Obama’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding to be Used for Immediate Asian Carp Control Measures - EPA (19 KB PDF)
Dec 8, 2009 - Asian Carp Rapid Response Workgroup finishes operation on Cal-Sag Channel - Illinois DNR (79 KB PDF)
Dec 6, 2009 - Asian Carp Rapid Response Workgroup wraps up main operation on Chicago Sanitary Ship Canal - Illinois DNR (41 KB PDF)
Dec 4, 2009 - Asian Carp Rapid Response Update:
Media access area closed at 2:30 p.m. (CST) today - Illinois DNR (102 KB PDF)
Dec 3, 2009 - Asian Carp Found in CSSC - Illinois DNR (101 KB PDF)
Dec 3, 2009 - MEDIA ADVISORY:
Major Press Announcement on Rapid Response Efforts on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal - Illinois DNR (103 KB PDF)
Dec 2, 2009 - Asian Carp Rapid Response Project to begin on Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal - Illinois DNR (50 KB PDF)
Nov 20, 2009 - New eDNA Monitoring Results Spurs Rapid Response Action - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (30 KB PDF)
Nov 13, 2009 - Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to Close for Fish Barrier Maintenance - Illinois DNR
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