Tag: invasive species

Do snitches net fishes? Scientists turn invasive carp into traitors to slow their Great Lakes push

Coastal News

1/20/2024 - By Todd Richmond Over the last five years, agencies such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have employed a new seek-and-destroy strategy that uses turncoat carp to lead them to the fish’s hotspot hideouts. Agency workers turn carp into double agents by capturing… SEE MORE

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Combating Invasive Species

7/22/2022 - By Norm Schultz. The formation of an industry commission to confront the spread of aquatic invasives brings front and center a threat to boating and fishing that for years has been addressed by a patchwork of federal and state initiatives. The new commission, under the leadership of National Marine Manufacturers… SEE MORE

Michigan and Illinois to Curtail Invasive Carp

1/13/2021 - By Joseph Healy. The governors of Illinois and Michigan will work jointly to protect the Great Lakes from Asian carp. The cooperative effort is focused on the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in the Chicago Area Waterway System near Joliet, Ill., a critical point for keeping bighead, silver and black… SEE MORE

Green Crabs: Commodifying a Harmful Invader with Technology

3/12/2019 - By Jackson Landers Kick over a rock or a chunk of turf along the coast of Maine and chances are a horde of invasive green crabs will scurry out. Since their accidental introduction to the North American coast by European ships in the early 1800s, green crabs have become among the most… SEE MORE