Chicago water pollution may be keeping invasive silver carp out of Great Lakes 
US Source: science daily 8/9/2019

Invasive silver carp have been moving north toward the Great Lakes since their accidental release in the 1970s. The large filter-feeding fish, which are known to jump from the water and wallop anglers, threaten aquatic food webs as well as the $7 billion Great Lakes fishery. But, for the past decade, the invading front hasn't moved past Kankakee. A new study suggests that Chicago's water pollution may be a contributing to this lack of movement.
 

Invasive silver carp have been moving north toward the Great Lakes since their accidental release in the 1970s. The large filter-feeding fish, which are known to jump from the water and wallop anglers, threaten aquatic food webs as well as the $7 billion Great Lakes fishery. But, for the past decade, the invading front hasn't moved past Kankakee. A new study, led by scientists at the University of Illinois, suggests that Chicago's water pollution may be a contributing to this lack of upstream movement.

 
Carp, Common Continue...

News Id SourceStampcountry
4951Sweeping reforms to West Coast fisheries recommendedvancouver news2019-05-09CA
4952Huge ‘Prehistoric’ Alligator Gar Caught in Oklahoma’s Lake TexomaNewsWeek2019-04-23US
4953Pimp my shack: Luxury ice fishing a growing trend in AlbertaCBC News2019-02-16CA
4954Alberta Cree man successfully challenges illegal fishing ticketCBC News2018-10-03CA
4955Fish fall from sky with rain in northern MexicoAssociated Press2019-05-06MX
4956B.C. salmon fishing guides fear for livelihoods amid fishery closurevancouver sun2019-05-04CA
4957'This is all optical': Sport fishers slam DFO's chinook closuresCBC News 2019-05-01CA
4958Fisheries audit B.C. fish processor after reports of illegal fish barteringnational post2019-05-03CA
4959Russia learning to live with less pollockseafoodsource2019-05-01RU
4960Canada closer to allowing Asian carp as lobster bait, depending on test outcomesCBC News2019-04-29CA
4961They’re biting at this Peterborough fishing derbythe peterborough examiner2019-04-27CA
4962Fishing derbies feel sting of new salmon rulessooke news mirror2019-04-26CA
4963Freshwater fish species richness has increased in Ohio River Basin since '60sPLOS2019-04-24US
4964Small fish, big goalshouston-today2019-04-24CA
4965Comox Valley fishing charters feel pinch of restrictionscomoxvalleyrecord2019-04-22CA
4966Former pulp mill town ground zero in Nova Scotia fish farms debateCBC News 2019-04-17CA
4967Government of Canada takes action to address Fraser River Chinook declineFisheries and Oceans Canada2019-04-16CA
4968New Fisheries Act could mark a turning point for Canada’s depleted fisheriesHill Times2019-04-15CA
4969Estonia warns anglers off thin iceBBC Monitoring2019-03-19ES
4970Kenora based angler Jeff Gustafson joins BassmasterCBC News2019-02-07US
49712019 Lake Erie fishing outlook is great news for anglersOther News2019-04-12US
4972Atlantic mackerel stocks down 86% over past 20 years, says new DFO reportCBC News2019-04-10CA
4973Environment Canada approves genetically-modified salmon raised in P.E.I.THE CANADIAN PRESS2019-04-11CA
4974Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia fund projects to boost innovation and productivity in the fish and seafood sectorFisheries and Oceans Canada, Maritimes Region2019-04-10CA
4975Scientists are split on whether a virus is killing B.C.’s salmonStar Vancouver2019-04-06CA

197 198 199 198 of [200 - pages.]