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Friday, August 06, 2010
Environment - More on "Commercial fishermen found the 3-foot-long, 20-pound carp in Lake Calumet on Chicago's South Side"
Updating this ILB entry from June 24, 2010, the NWI Times has a brief report today that begins:
A human -- by design or accident -- likely placed a 20-pound Asian carp in Lake Calumet earlier this summer, sparking neighboring states to renew calls to close Chicago-area locks and prevent the predator from reaching Lake Michigan.The 34.6-inch bighead carp discovered in the lake June 22 "moved or was transported to Lake Calumet or Lake Michigan during the early portion of its life," says Jim Garvey, director of the Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
It "may have been put there by humans, perhaps as a ritual cultural release or through bait bucket transfer," Garvey said.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 6, 2010 09:55 AM
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