{"id":667006,"date":"2010-02-17T09:46:50","date_gmt":"2010-02-17T14:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagopressrelease.com\/?p=19386"},"modified":"2026-10-04T10:41:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T14:41:36","slug":"wildlife-officials-search-for-carp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/667006","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife officials search for carp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-18323\" title=\"asian-carp-great-lakes\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chicagopressrelease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/asian-carp-great-lakes.jpg?resize=222%2C167\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"167\" \/>CICERO &#8212; Wildlife officials already have DNA evidence that suggests the destructive Asian carp has made its way past Chicago-area electric fish barriers.<\/p>\n<p>What they don&#8217;t have is any actual fish. If the weather allows, they&#8217;ll start searching Wednesday for the dreaded species.<\/p>\n<p>Crews will focus on areas where warm water from industrial operations enters the waterways. Fish tend to congregate near the warmer water in the winter.<span id=\"more-19386\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Workers will use commercial fishing nets and electrofishing to search over the next two to three weeks.<\/p>\n<p>In December, officials discovered a single carp in a canal leading to Lake Michigan, the nearest the species has come to the<br \/>\nGreat Lakes.<\/p>\n<p>Environmentalists fear invasive carp could endanger the lakes&#8217; $7 billion-a-year fishing industry<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article from <a title=\"Wildlife Officials Search For Carp\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myfoxchicago.com\/dpp\/news\/metro\/Wildlife-Officials-Search-For-Carp\"  rel='nofollow'>FOX Chicago News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Distributed via <a href=\"http:\/\/chicagopressrelease.com\" rel='nofollow'>Chicago Press Release Services<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/GNcBmX_AF_wo8HQCOX6H8dz6ve8\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/GNcBmX_AF_wo8HQCOX6H8dz6ve8\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/GNcBmX_AF_wo8HQCOX6H8dz6ve8\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/GNcBmX_AF_wo8HQCOX6H8dz6ve8\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.chicagopressrelease.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?a=SWBYU75t8_A:hZQOlZTQ3kI:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.chicagopressrelease.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?a=SWBYU75t8_A:hZQOlZTQ3kI:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.chicagopressrelease.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?a=SWBYU75t8_A:hZQOlZTQ3kI:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?i=SWBYU75t8_A:hZQOlZTQ3kI:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/windycitynews\/~4\/SWBYU75t8_A\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CICERO &#8212; Wildlife officials already have DNA evidence that suggests the destructive Asian carp has made its way past Chicago-area electric fish barriers. What they don&#8217;t have is any actual fish. If the weather allows, they&#8217;ll start searching Wednesday for the dreaded species. 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