The discovery of Asian carp just miles from Lake Michigan has renewed calls for swift action to block their advance. The fish were found in Lake Calumet on Chicago’s south side.
The fish have long been a concern and millions have been spent to try and stop their migration into the Great Lakes and other US waterways. The fear is the carp will become established in the lakes and starve out popular sport species. The area stands to lose some $7 billion from damage to the local fishing industry.
Supporters of the carp say that some domestic fish living in Chicago lakes have become lazy and actually pay to smuggle the carp in from Canada to eat sediment on the lake bottoms because US fish are no longer willing to eat the low-quality and poor tasting algae they once liked. Those opposed to the carp being in the Great Lakes say they will displace fish already suffering from fewer fisherman and years of overfishing. Word late today is the President is considering amnesty for those carp already here, but will insist on harsher penalties for those that migrate in the future.
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