The Chicago and Sanitary Ship Canal is the route for invasive carp to potentially enter the Great Lakes. To prevent this, the ...

A demonstration of a Minnesota researcher's system for taking common carp from the electric trap onto a conveyor belt and out of the water. (YouTube Screenshot) A federally-funded study approved ...

Experts from Michigan State University are working on a groundbreaking way to deal with an invasive fish that is blighting Lake Michigan and connecting waterways. Sea lampreys look like they've been ...

It’s a nightmarish scenario that unfortunately could become real: an invading group of 30-pound fish leaping 10 feet into the air out of the once-calm waters of Melton Hill Lake, Oak Ridge’s popular ...

The U.S. army has been called in to tackle the scourge of invasive species in the Great Lakes, in a $1.14 billion project that scientists hope will provide a blueprint for America's aquatic ecosystems ...

Environmental and conservation groups celebrated this week following Illinois’ “historic” signing of an agreement to begin construction of a project designed to keep invasive carp out of the Great ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — After years of negotiations, state officials from Michigan and Illinois have entered an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fund a major project to keep ...

The legislation directs nearly $240 million in spending from a dedicated sales tax for the outdoors, water, parks and trails and the arts Invasive silver carp and grass carp caught by commercial ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- The Army Corps of Engineers says it may take more than the $9.1 million electric barrier being constructed in the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal near Lemont to keep the invasive Asian ...

From a young age, most are taught electricity and water don’t mix. While there is certainly truth to this statement, there are some exceptions. At Rathbun Lake in southern Iowa, engineers and ...