AGENCY SEEKS SCIENTIFIC, ECONOMIC INFORMATION ON A POTENTIAL INJURIOUS SPECIES CANDIDATE

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service served notice today that it will begin to collect scientific and economic information on silver carp to help determine if the fish should be placed on the list of injurious species, which would prohibit their importation into the United States and their shipment across State lines.

Part of the Service action is in response to appeals from 25 Members of Congress who represent districts near the Great Lakes, which has a $4 billion fishery at stake, and 10 state conservation and other organizations that favor the silver carp