TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers is scheduled to release a long-anticipated study Monday
listing options for shielding the Great Lakes from an attack by ravenous
Asian carp.
The corps has spent years examining ways to block
aquatic pathways that invasive species could use to migrate between the
lakes and the Mississippi River basin.
Bighead and silver carp
that were imported from Asia and have infested the Mississippi and its
tributaries are the biggest concern. Scientists also have identified
about three dozen other aquatic invaders that could move from one
watershed to the other.
Physically separating the two basins where they connect in the Chicago area is expected to be among
options in the report.
Some in Congress favor that. But local business groups say it would hurt the economy.
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers is scheduled to release a long-anticipated study Monday
listing options for shielding the Great Lakes from an attack by ravenous
Asian carp.
The corps has spent years examining ways to block
aquatic pathways that invasive species could use to migrate between the
lakes and the Mississippi River basin.
Bighead and silver carp
that were imported from Asia and have infested the Mississippi and its
tributaries are the biggest concern. Scientists also have identified
about three dozen other aquatic invaders that could move from one
watershed to the other.
Physically separating the two basins where they connect in the Chicago area is expected to be among
options in the report.
Some in Congress favor that. But local business groups say it would hurt the economy.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.