On the Mississippi River, America’s past and present still flow

The Mississippi River flows 2,350 miles, borders 10 states and drains an area stretching from New York to Wyoming ...
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Invasive carp are surging in the Mississippi River. Will people and pets eat them?

Midwestern states are spending millions every year to prevent a giant, goggle-eyed fish from invading rivers and lakes. But the Asian carp has firmly established a home in the Mississippi River basin, ...

50 million pounds of invasive fish removed from Illinois River

In the past 15 years, wildlife officials have removed 50 million pounds of invasive carp from the Illinois River. That’s ...
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Scientists try new way to limit invasive carp in Mississippi River: feeding them

In late July, a team of researchers set out on the Mississippi River near La Crosse to lay a new kind of trap for invasive carp. The researchers hope it will prove to be another tool to fight the ...
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Minnesota lawmakers back $12M for invasive carp barrier in Mississippi River

The legislation directs nearly $240 million in spending from a dedicated sales tax for the outdoors, water, parks and trails and the arts Invasive silver carp and grass carp caught by commercial ...
The Gazette

Hundreds of invasive carp caught in Mississippi River on Wisconsin, Minnesota border

More than 300 invasive carp were pulled from the Mississippi River near Trempealeau, Wis., in late November, the largest single capture of the nuisance fish in Wisconsin and Minnesota waters to date.
Duluth News Tribune

Minnesota may install barrier to stop invasive carp from moving further up Mississippi River

A proposal to install a barrier in southern Minnesota to prevent invasive carp from moving up the Mississippi River got a surprise boost last week. After a February budget forecast showed a surplus in ...
Post-Bulletin

Asian carp DNA found in Mississippi River

ST. PAUL — Invasive Asian carp may be present in the Twin Cities stretch of the Mississippi River after water samples tested positive for genetic material from silver carp, the Minnesota Department of ...
Star Tribune

Outdoors council OKs $12 million toward invasive carp barrier on Mississippi River

In a last-minute move, the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council voted Tuesday to give out $12 million toward developing a deterrent to reduce the advancement of invasive carp on the Mississippi River ...
MinnPost

Invasive carp are surging in the Mississippi River. Will people and pets eat them?

“If you can create a successful market around the fish, then the markets can be a tool to manage them,” says Ben Meadows, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Alabama Birmingham.
Arkansas Times

Invasive carp are surging in the Mississippi River. Will people and pets eat them?

Silver carp jump in the Fox River in Illinois. (Ryan Hagerty/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee) Credit: Ryan Hagerty / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...