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Invasive Asian Carp Threaten Ecosystems in Midwestern Waterways

July 21, 2010 -- Asian Carp now outnumber native fish in many areas of the United States and their expansion particularly threatens the fragile ecosystems of the Great Lakes. Anywhere else in the world, this would be a fisherman's dream, rivers so abundant with fish they jump out of the water, and often right into the boat. But these are not the kind of fish that get anglers in the United States excited. Read the full story to get the details.

"There's as many as 4,100 adult silver carp per mile here on the middle Illinois River," said Irons. "So they very quickly turn into about 13 tons per mile, and when you look at an eighty mile [129 kilometer] reach, it's phenomenal how much bio mass is taken up by these Asian Carp."

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