President Trump issued a memorandum directing his administration to prevent invasive Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes. The memorandum emphasizes the federal government's commitment to funding ...

From ecosystem damage to jumping fish injuries, this species is a growing problem in Alabama. What to know about the invasive ...

Asian carp are large, voracious, and invasive. After their introduction to the United States during the early 1970s to control algal blooms and snails in aquaculture ponds, Asian carp escaped and ...

Silver carp jump in the Fox River in Illinois. (Ryan Hagerty/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service via Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee) Midwestern states are spending millions every year to ...

The Perennial Plate, a series about sustainable eating, talks to the fishermen who benefit from the population boom of Asian carp.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A sport many East Tennesseans know and love may be under threat by a new fish in Tennessee lakes and rivers. According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency, there are four ...

Midwestern states are spending millions every year to prevent a giant, goggle-eyed fish from invading rivers and lakes. But the Asian carp has firmly established a home in the Mississippi River basin, ...

Just a few years ago, Anita Miller saw something she'll never forget on the Kaskaskia River: a slimy, silvery fish floating just above the surface like a Chinese kite. It was, she later discovered, an ...

Since 2010, detections of Asian Carp environmental DNA or "eDNA" have warned scientists, policymakers, and the public that these high-flying invaders are knocking on the Great Lakes' door. Scientists ...

The Mississippi River basin and other waterways that connect to the Great Lakes are infested with invasive Asian carp. Studies have identified the most likely aquatic paths for Asian carp to reach the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Silver carp jump out of the water as a boat with passengers travels along the Fox River in Illinois. Silver carp jump in the Fox ...