Conservationists: Army Corps Too Slow in Stopping Carp
June 28, 2010 -- Criticism of a key federal agency in the fight to keep Asian carp from the Great Lakes is on the rise this week after the latest discovery of one of the invasive fish in a new area.
Conservation groups are targeting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after the announcement that a 19-pound, 34-inch bighead carp was pulled from Lake Calumet -- six miles past an electric barrier designed to stop the fish's migration. Its discovery has provided more ammunition for the Corp's critics who claim the agency is moving too slowly in the face of a real threat to the ecosystem of the Great Lakes. Read the full story to get the details.
