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	NPR : Asian Carp: Can't Beat Them? Eat Them
		Asian carp were introduced to the United States in the early '70s to control algae in catfish farms in the South.
		The carp thrive in the Illinois River, a tributary of the Mississippi.
		And now the carp are Briney's bread and butter: He focuses his fishing on Asian carp.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=5542199 (1539 words)

	ASIAN CARP
		Common carp, brought to the United States in 1831, were soon propagated and distributed throughout the country.
		Silver carp have spread throughout the large rivers in the Mississippi basin and are reproducing in off-channel and backwater habitats.
		Asian carp can be accidentally introduced into the lake through this practice.
	www.wildlifedepartment.com /asiancarp.htm (1437 words)

	Electric Barrier May Block Invasive Asian Carp (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Two species of Asian carp, bighead and silver, are migrating closer to the actual barrier site, located near Romeoville, Illinois, and have been spotted as close as 25 miles from Lake Michigan.
		Asian carp, which can grow to 50 pounds, were brought here for use in aquaculture in the 1970s, and escaped into the Upper Mississippi River System, where they have flourished.
		"Asian carp consume zooplankton, which all fishes typically feed on in their juvenile stages, so they have the potential to adversely affect every species of fish in the Mississippi River and Great Lakes," added Pegg.
	www.flmnh.ufl.edu /fish/InNews/asiancarp2002.htm (433 words)

	Asian Carp Invasion of the Upper Mississippi River System
		The next species of Asian carp collected by the LTRMP was a 48-cm grass carp taken by electrofishing in September 1990 from the Illinois River, La Grange Reach.
		Asian carp 20 to 60 cm were primarily collected by day electrofishing (49%) and hoop netting (15%).
		Adverse Effects of Asian Carp Asian carp are becoming abundant and persistent residents of the lower reaches of the UMRS and the Illinois River.
	www.umesc.usgs.gov /reports_publications/psrs/psr_2000_05.html (914 words)

	Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department (Site not responding. Last check: )
		When Asian carp first began showing up in the lower Mississippi River a few years ago, a lot of people thought their impact was more comical than serious.
		Asian carp reportedly were imported by Arkansas fish farmers to help control algae in their rearing ponds.
		Asian carp are filter feeders and consume plankton and microorganisms necessary to sustain all young sport fish.
	www.flmnh.ufl.edu /fish/organizations/sfc/asiancarp2004.html (367 words)

	Carp Lemonade
		Bighead and silver carp are abundant in the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and their larger tributaries.They usually frequent slow-moving water at least 8 feet deep.They often can be found in the calm water behind wing dams.
		Bighead and silver carp can be captured during the paddlefish snagging season and during the nongame fish snagging season by jerking a weighted treble hook through the water in areas where the fish are abundant.
		A carp will bump and mouth the bait trying to knock off pieces small enough to swallow, and often becomes hooked.You have to be patient and not set the hook too early, because the bobber might bounce and pull under many times before the fish becomes hooked.
	www.mdc.mo.gov /conmag/2004/07/20.htm (1652 words)

	Great Lakes United - Invasive Species (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Removal of species of carp where currently stocked or traded in the U.S. Great Lakes United is extremely concerned with the threat of Asian carp invading the Great Lakes basin and compromising the already faltering biological integrity of Great Lakes waters.
		The fl carp, for example, prey heavily on native shellfish, clams and mussels, which are already under considerable stress due to invasion by the invasive zebra mussels.
		Carp also pose a significant risk to native fish species, due to the carp’s voracious appetite, high fecundity, and tendency to modify its environment.
	www.glu.org /english/invasive_species/asian_carp_issue.htm (719 words)

	Asian Carp
		The silver carp most similarly resembles the bighead carp but the silver lacks any small irregular dark blotches like the big head and the silver carp has fused gill rakers that are sponge-like.
		Bighead Carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis, the body of a bighead carp is laterally compressed with the top being a dark gray color which grades down to off white on its belly.
		The bighead carp has a keeled belly from approximately its pelvic fins to the anal fin, whereas the silver carp has a sharp keel from the anal fin to the throat.
	www.northernindianaoutdoors.com /asian_carp.htm (929 words)

	Dangerous Leaping Asian Silver Carp to Become Food for Midwestern Zoo Animals \| Asian American News \| GoldSea (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The silver carp and their non-jumping relative, the bighead carp, compete with native fish for food such as paddlefish, bigmouth buffalo and gizzard shad.
		The Asian carp were imported in the 1970s as a way to control algae and plankton in fish ponds.
		It is believed the silver carp jump out of the water as a flight response when disturbed _ possibly by the sound of the passing motor boat.
	goldsea.com /Asiagate/609/19carp.html (585 words)

	Dayton co-sponsors bill to protect Minnesota lakes from Asian carp
		Asian carp are voracious eaters that can grow to as long as six feet and can weigh 110 pounds.
		The introduction of Asian carp to the Great Lakes could be devastating, as the species is known to dominate water systems and eliminate competing species, threatening food supplies for native fisheries.
		The Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act was introduced by senators Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) and Carl Levin (D-Mich.), and is also co-sponsored by Evan Bayh (D-Ind.), Russell Feingold (D-Wisc.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), and George Voinovich (R-Ohio).
	www.ecmpostreview.com /2005/July/20asiancarp.html (315 words)

	Asian Carp may harm Lake Erie ecosystem \| wkyc.com
		Asian Carp are flying fish which eat everything in their path, consuming about 40 times their body weight.
		Asian Carp are big, slippery, and hard to handle.
		The carp were raised for food in ponds in the south but flooding swept them into the Mississippi River and they headed northward at a rate of 50 miles a year.
	www.wkyc.com /news/news_fullstory.asp?id=789 (269 words)

	Carp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Carp originate in Asia, and it was on carp that the first text on aquaculture, Fan Lee's "Treatise on Pisciculture," was written in 473 BC.
		Grass carp are fairly unique in that they eat live plant matter with pharyngeal grinding teeth, on which they will feed continuously at the proper temperatures, consuming several times their body weight in grass per day.
		Carp have attributes that allow them to be an invasive species - a species that invades and dominates new ecosystems with serious negative effects to the ecosystem and native fauna.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carp (991 words)

	Asian Carp in Alabama
		Most anglers in Alabama are familiar with grass carp, also referred to as white amur, but few people realize that the grass carp is just one of several species of exotic Asian carps that have been introduced into the United States over the past few decades.
		Asian carp are apparently much more of a threat to the Mississippi and Missouri drainages than they are to the rivers of Alabama at this time.
		If fl carp are introduced or reproduction of bighead or silver carp is discovered however, these fish have the ability to compete and potentially displace native riverine fishes and mollusks.
	www.outdooralabama.com /fishing/freshwater/fish/carp/asian.cfm (965 words)

	wcco.com - Asian Carp Found In Lower St. Croix River
		The grass carp is one of four species of Asian carp that escaped into the lower Mississippi basin after being imported into the United States in the 1960s and 1970s.
		Rendall said a small number of grass carp have been caught in the Mississippi River between Minnesota and Wisconsin over the past two decades, and a bighead carp was caught in Wisconsin's Lake Pepin in 2004.
		The Asian carp were imported to control nuisance plants in farm ponds.
	wcco.com /pets/local_story_115093233.html (316 words)

	Bell Museum of Natural History: Hot Topics: Invasive Carp
		Near St. Louis, the Asian carp population has increased 100 times (10,000 percent) from 1991 to 1993, when a backwater fish kill showed 97 percent of the fish to be Asian carp.
		The Asian carp population increased 600 times (60,000 percent) in the lower Illinois River from 1999 to 2000.
		Black carp may not now be breeding anywhere in the U.S., but if they were to start, they would be a threat to our mussels and snails, which they eat.
	www.bellmuseum.org /invasive_carp.html (794 words)

	Fishery Management -- Asian Carp
		Asian carp are a significant threat to the Great Lakes because of their size, fecundity, and ability to consume large amounts of food.
		Two species of Asian carp-the silver and the bighead carps-escaped into the Mississippi River from southern aquaculture facilities in the early 1990s when the facilities were flooded.
		Steadily, the carp have made their way northward, becoming the most abundant species in some areas of the Mississippi, out-competing native fish, and causing severe hardship to the people who fish the river.
	www.glfc.org /fishmgmt/carp.php (320 words)

	Invasive Species \| Great Lakes \| US EPA
		Asian carp have been found in the Illinois River, which connects the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan.
		Two species of Asian carp -- the bighead and silver -- were imported by catfish farmers in the 1970's to remove algae and suspended matter out of their ponds.
		Asian Carp are a significant threat to the Great Lakes because they are large, extremely prolific, and consume vast amounts of food.
	www.epa.gov /glnpo/invasive/asiancarp (823 words)

	May 2004 Engineer Update
		The reason Asian carp are in the news these days isn't just because they are invading northward up the Mississippi River, or because they look so strange, grow so big, or pose a threat to aquatic ecosystems.
		The four species of Asian carp poised to invade rivers and lakes in the St. Louis District region are silver carp, grass carp, bighead carp, and fl carp.
		Grass carp have been stocked widely, and are now found throughout much of the country and in some rivers and lakes in Wisconsin.
	www.hq.usace.army.mil /cepa/pubs/may04/story9.htm (590 words)

	searched for: canned asian carp
		Asian Carp and the Great Lakes Asian carp have been found in the Illinois River, which connects the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan.
		Background Asian carp are a significant threat to the Great Lakes because of their size, fecundity, and ability to consume large...
		Asian carp, an invasive species, are making their way up the Mississippi River and its tributaries, edging out native fish along the way.
	www.gifs-download.de /canned_asian_carp.html (219 words)

	Solving the Asian carp conundrum :: Saint Louis Zoo
		While the silver carp poses a considerable hazard for boaters, it and its non-jumping relative, the bighead carp, also pose an ecological hazard for native fishes, said Rob Hayward, a University of Missouri fisheries researcher.
		Because Asian carp are too large to feed whole to zoo animals, MU food scientist Andrew Clarke has developed a "carp cake" made from raw, ground fish.
		Both the silver and bighead carp were imported in the 1970s by U.S. fish farmers as a means of controlling algae and plankton in fish ponds, Hayward said.
	www.stlzoo.org /animals/animalfoodnutritioncenter/solvingtheasiancarpconundr.htm (1124 words)

	WDNR - Invasive Species
		The term “Asian Carp” is sometimes used to describe these two invasive species, along with the fl and grass carp (neither of which are currently considered to pose an imminent threat to Wisconsin waters).
		Bighead and silver carp were brought to North America from China in the early 1970s to improve water quality by removing algae from aquaculture ponds, and possibly to be marketed as a food fish.
		Silver carp (and bighead carp to a lesser extent) are renowned for leaping high out of the water when disturbed by watercraft.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /invasives/fact/asian_carp.htm (657 words)

	Pat's Boating in Canada: Aquatic Environment, Water Quality
		Two species of Asian carp - the silver and the bighead carps - escaped into the Mississippi River in the 1980s and significantly expanded their range during floods in the early 1990s.
		Steadily, the carp have made their way northward, becoming the main fish species in some areas of the Mississippi, out-competing native fish, and causing severe hardship to the people who fish the river.
		The specter of large, prolific Asian carp in the Great Lakes has motivated a coalition of U.S. government and the IJC to act swiftly, due to the environmental and economic havoc caused in the Great Lakes by previous aquatic invasions of zebra mussels, sea lamprey, and round gobies.
	boating.ncf.ca /env.html (2046 words)

	Asian Carp / Aquatic Nuisance Species List / Aquatic Nuisance Species / Fishing / KDWP - KDWP
		Asian carp were imported from Asia in the 1970s for aquaculture purposes.
		Asian carp have been found in the Kansas, Missouri, Big Blue, and Wakarusa Rivers and Browning Oxbow.
		If you catch an Asian carp somewhere other than the Kansas, Missouri, Big Blue, and Wakarusa Rivers, freeze it in a sealed plastic bag, note the date and location, and call the Emporia Research Office at (620) 342-0658 or email the Aquatic Nuisance Species Coordinator.
	www.kdwp.state.ks.us /news/fishing/aquatic_nuisance_species/aquatic_nuisance_species_list/asian_carp (266 words)

	Asian Carp
		These carp are not indigenous to America, having been introduced into the aquaculture/ fish farming trade in the 1960's and 1970's in some southern states.
		The carp now lives from the mouth of the Mississippi River as far north as Pool #9 on the Minnesota/Iowa border, and has been reportedly seen as far north as the Twin Cities area in the Mississippi River.
		The carp feed primarily on plankton, freshwater plants, and shellfish; which are the staple food supply of many native fish and organisms.
	www.student.carleton.edu /~johnscar/jedcarp.htm (601 words)

	Scientists: Make Invasive Carp Zoo Feed, Asian Carp That Pose Ecological Danger Could Become Feed for Zoo Animals, ...
		For years, boaters and fishermen on many Midwestern rivers have battled the Asian carp, brought to the U.S. by private fish farmers 30 years ago.
		The Asian carp can eat up to 40 percent of their weight a day in plankton and were imported in the 1970s as a way to control algae and plankton in fish ponds.
		It is believed the carp jump out of the water as a flight response when disturbed _ possibly by the sound of the passing motor boat.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/09/20/ap/tech/mainD8K88L2G0.shtml (634 words)

	Asian Carp Problem (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Asian Carp monitoring from Columbia Fish and Wildlife
		Asian Carp, sometimes called silver carp, escaped from fish farms during the Great Flood of 1993.
		The federal government is considering listing the Asian Carp as an "injurious species." Their danger doesn't stop with boaters.
	www.missouri.edu /~jourmlm/352/352story.html (268 words)

	:: TheSouthern.com - The Southern Illinoisan ::
		The Asian carp is over-fished in China, Schafer said, who is planning a trip to that country to see if it is possible to export fish caught in the United States.
		Asian carp also pose an environmental problem because they gobble up food, starving out other fish, said Chad Pregracke, director of Living Lands and Waters.
		Asian carp, which are attracted to boat motors, tend to jump out of the water striking people causing injury, Pregracke said.
	www.southernillinoisan.com /articles/2006/03/29/top/10006024.txt (623 words)

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