| Carp battle not over yet | |
| By Dan Egan |
Source: Journal Sentinel |
11/27/2009 |
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Biologist Duane Chapman knows as much about Asian carp as anyone in the United States, and he says that even though some of the giant fish apparently have breached an electric barrier protecting the Great Lakes, all is not lost.
"If a few fish get into the Great Lakes, it's not game over," said Chapman, a U.S. Geological Survey researcher who has made a career out of studying the fish on the heavily infested Missouri River. |
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Chapman said the leaping, plankton-hogging fish that can grow to the size of an Olympic gymnast do indeed pose a dire threat to fishing and recreational boating on the world's largest freshwater system.
But he said that at this point it is all a question about numbers. Will enough fish get into Lake Michigan to establish a breeding population?
First, he said, the fish have to find each other. Then they have to find a place to spawn. |
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