Sampling Efforts to net Asian Carp ongoing

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Sampling Efforts to net Asian Carp ongoing

IDNR, USFWS searching Chicago Area Waterway System near warm water discharges

 

 

February 22, 2010 / www.great-lakes.org

 

 

CHICAGO – Fisheries biologists from the Illinois DNR and the USFWS have begun intensive sampling operations in multiple locations within the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS). The sampling efforts, initiated on February 17 will include using commercial fishing nets and electro fishing gear in an attempt to locate either silver or bighead Asian carp above the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Electric Fish Barrier System. The sampling operation will also include the use of commercial fishermen and is scheduled to take place in the CAWS over the next 2-3 weeks.

 

Sampling crews will concentrate their efforts near warm water discharges created by various industrial operations along the waterway system. These areas of warm water serve as a place of congregation for fish during the winter when water temperatures drop significantly.

 

To view the entire control framework or for more information about the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee log on to www.asiancarp.org/rapidresponse.