Asian Carp and the Great Lakes Region

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division

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Provides background on four aquatic invasive Asian carp species that are invading U.S. waterways. Explains ecological, economical, and social concerns; and discusses Asian carp movement from the Mi...

Provides background on four aquatic invasive Asian carp species that are invading U.S. waterways. Explains ecological, economical, and social concerns; and discusses Asian carp movement from the Mississippi River drainage into the Great Lakes through the Chicago Area Waterway System. Reviews Federal efforts to control Asian carp, recent litigation, Canadian concerns, and legislative proposals in the112th Congress to improve control of these species.

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 11-R4-1082b in the 2011 issue.

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