Significant Collateral Damage But No Asian Carp Found in Latest Fish Kill

June 3, 2010

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources recently poisoned a two-mile stretch of the Little Calumet River and spent five days scooping up and sorting through the resulting 100,000 pounds of dead fish. The $1.5 million project was the second such poisoning intended to eradicate invasive Asian Carp, which some politicians and some environmental groups claim are an immediate threat to the Great Lakes.  A similar $3 million effort conducted in December turned up only one Asian carp.  Read More at Circle of Blue Water News

This poisoning doesn’t just kill fish, unfortunately it clear cuts the aquatic biota, killing insects, amphibians and more.  See the Documentary DEAD WRONG or learn more at www.stopriverkilling.org

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