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Going Green: protecting our Great Lakes from the invasive Asian carp

Published March 26, 2013
Chicago District Deputy Commander Lt. Col. Jim Schreiner answers media questions at press conference to introduce three new bighead carp to the Invasive Species Exhibit at the Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, Ill., Dec. 20, 2012. In back, from left, Shedd Aquarium Executive Vice President of Great Lakes and Sustainability Roger Germann, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Deputy Regional Director Charlie Wooley, Illinois Department of Natural Resources Assistant Director John Rogner and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Senior Advisor Bill Bolen.
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Chicago District Deputy Commander Lt. Col. Jim Schreiner answers media questions at press conference to introduce three new bighead carp to the Invasive Species Exhibit at the Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, Ill., Dec. 20, 2012. In back, from left, Shedd Aquarium Executive Vice President of Great Lakes and Sustainability Roger Germann, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Deputy Regional Director Charlie Wooley, Illinois Department of Natural Resources Assistant Director John Rogner and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Senior Advisor Bill Bolen.

Chicago District Deputy Commander Lt. Col. Jim Schreiner answers media questions at press conference to introduce three new bighead carp to the Invasive Species Exhibit at the Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, Ill., Dec. 20, 2012. In back, from left, Shedd Aquarium Executive Vice President of Great Lakes and Sustainability Roger Germann, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Deputy Regional Director Charlie Wooley, Illinois Department of Natural Resources Assistant Director John Rogner and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Senior Advisor Bill Bolen.
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Chicago District Deputy Commander Lt. Col. Jim Schreiner answers media questions at press conference to introduce three new bighead carp to the Invasive Species Exhibit at the Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, Ill., Dec. 20, 2012. In back, from left, Shedd Aquarium Executive Vice President of Great Lakes and Sustainability Roger Germann, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Deputy Regional Director Charlie Wooley, Illinois Department of Natural Resources Assistant Director John Rogner and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Senior Advisor Bill Bolen.

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The Corps of Engineers, along with its partners in the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee, is committed to preventing these invasive fish from becoming established in the Great Lakes to include putting electricity in water, participating in extensive monitoring to locate the fish, increasing the understanding of DNA water samples and conducting an extensive study that looks at options to prevent the transfer of all aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins.