CAB International.

CAB International.

CAB International.

University of Wisconsin Sea Grant.

University of Wisconsin Sea Grant.

University of Wisconsin Sea Grant.

University of Wisconsin Sea Grant.

University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.

University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.

University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.

University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.

Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee.

Nature Conservancy.

Advanced tools help our scientists detect native and invasive species in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.

Office of the Governor (Michigan).

The governors of Illinois and Michigan today agreed to work jointly to protect the Great Lakes from invasive Asian carp species. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Gov. JB Pritzker today announced an intergovernmental agreement between the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) which allows Illinois to use up to $8 million in funds appropriated in 2018 by the Michigan Legislature to support the pre-construction engineering and design (PED) phase of the Brandon Road Ecosystem Project. Further strengthening the path forward, the State of Illinois also signed a separate PED agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the initial Brandon Road design. The state will serve as the non-federal sponsor, agreeing to help fund design of a portion of the project and to further advance full project design efforts to approximately 30 percent completion.

The Brandon Road Lock and Dam in the Chicago Area Waterway System near Joliet, Illinois, is a critical pinch point for keeping bighead, silver and black carp – the invasive Asian carp species of greatest concern – out of the Great Lakes. The Brandon Road project would install layered technologies including an electric barrier, underwater sound, an air bubble curtain and a flushing lock in a newly engineered channel designed to prevent invasive carp movement while allowing barge passage.

DOI. National Park Service.

Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Marine Invasions Research Lab.

New York Invasive Species Clearinghouse.

New York Sea Grant.

See also: Aquatic Invasive Species: Publications

DOC. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

New research by NOAA and partners finds that two species of invasive Asian carp -- the bighead carp and silver carp, collectively known as bigheaded carps -- could be capable of establishing populations in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron and affecting the health of ecologically and economically important fish species such as yellow perch. The research, appearing online in the journal Biological Invasions, is based on a new model that simulates interactions between the bigheaded carps and a range of fish species, including walleye, yellow perch, and groups lower on the food web over a time period of 50 years. Over 180 non-indigenous aquatic species have already become established in the Great Lakes, with a handful of these producing substantial negative impacts. While bigheaded carps are established in watersheds near the Great Lakes, they have not yet become established in the Great Lakes.

DOI. USGS. Wetland and Aquatic Research Center.

Provides distribution maps and collection information (State and County).