The threat of Asian Carp entering the Great Lakes is real and would be catastrophic, the Lake Huron Fishing Club heard at its recent meeting. Jason Barnucz, an aquatic science biologist with the department of fisheries and oceans (DFO) spoke to the club about the joint Canadian-American effort to [...]

After nearly a week of picking poisoned fish out of the Little Calumet River near Chicago, federal and state officials in Illinois today declared an end to the hunt for Asian carp, their intended target, saying none were found among the thousands of fish they recovered.

The five-day fish kill aimed at rooting out Asian carp in the Calumet-Sag Channel concludes today, with biologists having recovered more than 100,000 pounds of dead fish but not a single Asian carp. State officials had targeted a two-mile stretch of the Little Calumet River, about seven miles west of Lake Michigan, because numerous DNA samples have indicated the presence of Asian carp. But no ...

TRAVERSE CITY A poisoning operation aimed at rooting out the voracious Asian carp in a Chicago-area river before they make their way into the Great Lakes didn't turn up any of the unwanted fish, Illinois officials say. Officials said Monday more than 100,000 pounds of dead fish had been collected since the poisoning five days ago. They say the operation suggests few if any Asian carp are near a ...