ASIAN CARP
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Update: No carp found, but experts want fight to continue
By Don Davis New tests showing Asian carp likely are not colonizing Minnesota waters should not slow efforts to stop the invasive fish, experts say. The results certainly dont say we should be doing a...
Posted on 4/4/13 at 4:37 PM
STAFF BLOG COMPASS POINTS WITH BRAD DOKKEN New test results show no DNA evidence of Asian carp
There was a glimmer of good news in the battle against Asian carp this morning when the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced results from new DNA analyses of water samples from the Miss...
Posted on 4/4/13 at 10:59 AM
Fight to stop spread of Asian carp goes high tech in Minnesota 
Scientists are implanting 120 ordinary local fish with transmitters to track their movements to get better prepared for when invasive carp species inevitably arrive.
By Associated Press , May 16, 2013
Study finds no Minnesota Asian carp colonies
New tests showing Asian carp likely are not colonizing Minnesota waters should not slow efforts to stop the invasive fish, experts say. Steve Hirsch of the Department of Natural Resources and other Asian carp experts reacted to Thursday’s release of a study that found no indication that many of the carp are in Minnesota’s Mississippi and St. Croix rivers.
By Don Davis , April 04, 2013
OUR OPINION: No time to waste on Asian carp
A dedicated national response is overdue. And in Congress, the bipartisan Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act is one result.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , February 05, 2013
Asian carp barrier: disco, electric or lock-out?
Three options appear viable to help stop the advance of Asian carp into Minnesota, but after years of talk disputes remain about how to best halt the invasion.
By Don Davis , January 15, 2013
Minnesota joins Iowa fight against invasive carp
Minnesota is kicking in the final piece of financing for a $1 million electric barrier to keep Asian carp out of the Iowa Great Lakes and, subsequently, Minnesota's lakes.
By Associated Press , October 04, 2012
Plant, animal invasion bigger than many think
Word has spread across the state in the last couple of years about the invading Asian carp seen in those videos and the damage they could cause native fish. But few Minnesotans know the extent of the invasion from outside plants and animals.
By Don Davis , August 30, 2012
Minnesota rethinking Asian carp evidence
Announcements that Asian carp DNA had been found in and near the Mississippi River around the Twin Cities sent shutters through Minnesota last October and December.
By Don Davis , August 29, 2012
University of Michigan getting grant for Asian carp study
The University of Michigan is expected to get nearly $300,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to study the possible effects of Asian carp on the Great Lakes.
By Associated Press , August 28, 2012
Report: Asian carp could reach all 5 Great Lakes
Asian carp could find enough food and breeding areas to reach all five of the Great Lakes within 20 years if allowed to gain a foothold, a scientific report said Thursday.
By John Flesher , July 12, 2012
More Asian carp DNA found near Lake Michigan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it has again has found genetic material from invasive Asian carp in samples taken from waters near Lake Michigan.
By Associated Press , June 19, 2012
Army Corps quickens pace on Asian carp study
Obama administration officials say a new timetable developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers should speed up the search for a permanent method of protecting the Great Lakes from Asian carp and other invasive species.
By John Flesher , May 08, 2012
Minnesota set to activate battle plan against Asian carp
Minnesota’s battle plan to fight an Asian carp invasion includes multiple barriers to keep them from advancing upstream along the Mississippi River and into most of the state’s waters.
By Don Davis , December 20, 2011
Minnesota outdoors, environment groups see 120 days to stop asian carp
Federal and state officials have 120 days to act against destructive Asian carp that could infest most Minnesota waters, a coalition of outdoors and environmental groups says. "I don’t think it is anything we should tolerate,” Jeff Forester of the Minnesota Seasonal Recreation Property Association told reporters in a Wednesday conference call. “Asian carp are not compatible with the Minnesota way of life.”
By Don Davis , December 14, 2011
Evidence of Asian carp found in Mississippi River north of Twin Cities
Minnesota is kicking up its Asian carp fight after test results show the invasive fish that can out-eat native species could be upstream from the Twin Cities. The discovery opens the possibility that the fish could be headed to central and northern Minnesota’s lake country.
By Don Davis , December 08, 2011
Minnesota goes to battle against Asian carp
Winter is setting in, giving soldiers on the front line of the Asian carp war a few months to form and implement a battle plan.
“We have a brief window of time,” Gov. Mark Dayton said Friday. By the time the problem is thoroughly studied and a battle plan written, “the carp are in Canada,” he added as he wrapped up a second summit dealing with invasive species.
By Don Davis , November 18, 2011
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