Asian Carp, the Massive Fish That Could Reshape the Great Lakes Forever

Asian carp are large, voracious, and invasive. After their introduction to the United States during the early 1970s to ...
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Anglers say no to new carp as hydrilla concerns grow at Smith Mountain Lake

Anglers at Smith Mountain Lake are now expressing strong opposition to a proposal to stock sterile grass carp in the lake to ...

Texas will now pay anglers $100 to catch this invasive fish

Texas wildlife officials are offering anglers cash to help stop a dangerous invasive fish before it reaches state waters. The ...
The Roanoke Times

Grass carp approved — again — to curb invasive plant in Smith Mountain Lake

Faced with the rapid return of hydrilla to Smith Mountain Lake, the Tri-County Lakes Administrative Commission decided earlier this month to once again release sterile grass carp to feed on the ...
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Officials issue $100 bounties for fishermen to catch harmful creatures: 'My hobby may pay for itself'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Depositphotos.com The wild west is returning to its roots as wildlife officials in Texas enlist anglers as bounty ...
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Michigan State University study focusing on grass carp that menace Lake Erie

Grass carp are an invasive Asian carp that poses a significant risk to Lake Erie and the other Great Lakes. (Photo courtesy IJC) East Lansing, Mich. — Research from Michigan State University is ...
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Officials issue 15-cent-per-pound bounties for fishers to catch harmful creatures: 'We have a large population'

"We have several lines of evidence suggesting our management strategy is reducing invasive carp populations in both lakes," program coordinator Joshua Tompkins said. "To keep that trend going, we're ...