Friday, May 25, 2012

Economy - Voice of America: Scientists, Lawmakers Declare War on Invasive Leaping Fish

Economy - Voice of America
economy-and-business
Scientists, Lawmakers Declare War on Invasive Leaping Fish
May 25th 2012, 14:52

For about two decades, several species of fish commonly known as Asian carp have been swimming up the Mississippi River. The non-native fish, imported to help control algae in commercial fish farms, have been gobbling up food native fish need to survive. The U.S. government is spending millions to keep these invasive species from migrating through Chicago to the Great Lakes. And now the battle has spread north to Minnesota. However, critics say an all-out war on the Asian carp could be ...

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