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Fight To Stop Spread of Asian Carp Goes High Tech

The Associated Press — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:07:13 +0000

Minnesota's fight to stop the spread of invasive Asian carp is going high tech. Scientists have launched a new underwater spying campaign.

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Exotic Carp Species Found in Mississippi North of Sartell Dam

Lee Voss — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:23:28 +0000

An exotic species of carp not found in this part of Minnesota was caught in the Mississippi River by a bow-fisherman.

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U.S. Army Corp Will Not Meet Deadline For Asian Carp Prevention In Great Lakes

The Associated Press — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 22:33:03 +0000

A member of Congress from Michigan says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will not meet a legal deadline for completing a plan to preventing Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes.

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Asian Carp May Have Back Door Into Minnesota

The Associated Press — Sun, 13 May 2012 23:35:59 +0000

There's a back door for Asian carp to sneak into Minnesota, and fisheries officials are worried the invaders might have found it already. It runs through Iowa.

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Did They Get Through? Asian Carp Barrier Had Power Outage

The Associated Press — Sat, 05 May 2012 23:05:23 +0000

Two members of Congress say an electric barrier system near Chicago meant to prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes had a 13-minute power outage.

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Asian Carp Caught in Mississippi River Near Winona

The Associated Press — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:57:36 +0000

Officials confirm that commercial fishermen caught a silver carp and a bighead carp in the Mississippi River near Winona.

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Asian Carp Getting Closer to St. Cloud

The Associated Press — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:54:22 +0000

Minnesota officials say tests have detected signs of Asian carp north of the Coon Rapids dam on the Mississippi River, the last major physical barrier to their spread northward.

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Asian Carp DNA Found in Mississippi River in Minneapolis

The Associated Press — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:01:45 +0000

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says invasive Asian carp may be present in the Twin Cities stretch of the Mississippi River.

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Dayton Asks Congress for Help with Invasive Carp

The Associated Press — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:47:07 +0000

Governor Mark Dayton says it's urgent for Minnesota to stop invasive Asian carp from spreading widely into its waters. Dayton convened what was billed as a "carp summit" Monday, where a Department of Natural Resources specialist outlined an action plan that would include permanently closing the Upper St. Anthony Falls lock and dam to prevent the fish from getting upstream.

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More DNA Testing Planned For Invasive Carp

The Associated Press — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 12:26:16 +0000

The search for invasive Asian carp in the St. Croix and Mississippi rivers enters a new phase in the coming week. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and other agencies will conduct a new round of environmental DNA testing, and this time it will include the Minnesota River.

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Army Corps: 2 Asian Carp DNA Hits Near Lake Michigan

The Associated Press — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:02:32 +0000

Two more water samples from near the Great Lakes have been found to contain genetic material from invasive Asian carp. Federal say the samples were taken from Chicago's Lake Calumet, where the Army Corps of Engineers reported seven other positive DNA hits earlier this week.

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National Park Service Expert to Deliver Talk on Asian Carp in St. Cloud [AUDIO]

Abby Faulkner — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:01:07 +0000

You might be aware of the giant fish starting to become more common in North American waterways. They're called Asian carp - they can weigh as much as 100 lbs, eat native plant and animal species, and leap great heights out of the water, creating the potential for harm to boaters and jet-skiers.

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