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Asian
Carp
 Asian
Carp Corral
The 2nd Annual Carp Corral took place in June 10-13
2003, in the Illinois Waterway System during the Goby
Roundup. Nearly 50 biologists from the USFWS and nine
other federal, state and local agencies helped monitor
both of these activities. The Carp Corral, a 4-day survey
was completed to determine the range and relative abundance
of the Asian carp in the Waterway. Sampling for carp
was widely scattered in the Calumet-Sag Channel, the
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Des Plaines River
and the Illinois River. Sampling gear consisted of a
trawl and trammel, gill, and fyke nets set overnight.
Tissue samples were taken to screen for viral and bacterial
pathogens and parasites. No Asian carp were collected
from the Cal Sag Canal, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal,
or the Des Plaines River however; a bighead carp was
caught in 2002 near Channahon, Illinois. Asian carp
still appear to be about 21 miles south of the electrical
fish barrier and 50 miles from Lake Michigan. In the
Illinois River near La Salle and Peru, about 100 miles
from Lake Michigan, bighead carp, silver carp, and grass
carp were caught in abundance. This is a chronology of the progression of the Asian Carp up the Illinois
River.
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Sliver,
Grass, and Bighead Carp, photo courtesy of Bill
Reeves, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
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Black
Carp, photo courtesy of Rob Cosgriff, Ill. Natural
History Survey, Great Rivers Field Station
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The Goby
Roundup and Asian Carp Corral will take place June 14-18,
2004 in the Illinois Waterway System. If interested
contact Mark Steingraeber at the La Crosse Fishery Resource
Office, (608) 783-8436 mark_steingraeber@fws.gov
For photos,
their history, and more information on each species
of Asian Carp follow the links below:
Bighead
Carp
Black Carp
Grass Carp
Silver
Carp
Asian
Carp Q&A:
Click
the question for the answer (popup blockers
must be turned off):
What
Asian carp species are threatening the Mississippi River
Basin and the Great Lakes?
Do
Asian carp "fly"?
Why
do Asian carp jump?
How big do they get?
Image courtesy of Ohio Dept. of
Natural Resources
Are common carp from Asia too?
What
do Asian carp eat?
Why
and when were Asian carp brought over?
Where
were they released?
Why
are Asian carp considered negative fish?
Where
are the Asian carp now?
Isn't
it too cold for the Asian carp to live in the Mississippi
River in Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Great Lakes?
What
has been done to control the spread of Asian carp?
What
can I do to help control the spread?
Graphics
and publications:
1. Asian
Carp Key
2. Asian Carp Brochure
3. Asian Carp Chronology (Dist. In Chicago Waterway)
4. Jumping Carp (.mpg)
5. Black
Carp
6. Bighead and Silver Carp Watch Card page
1, page
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7. Bighead and
Silver Carp Watch Poster
(Illinois Indian Sea Grant)
Exterior
Links on Asian Carp:
Illinois Natural History Survey Library
Illinois Natural
History Survey
Great
Lakes Fishery Commission
Wisconsin
Sea Grant
Protect
Your Waters
Aquatic Nuisance
Species Task Force
What
Are Asian Carp and Why Are They A Problem?
Point
of contact for this project is:
Pam Thiel Pam_Thiel@fws.gov
(608) 783-8431
or
Mark_Steingraeber@fws.gov
(608) 783-8436
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