Silver carp jump in the Fox River in Illinois. (Ryan Hagerty/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service via Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee) Midwestern states are spending millions every year to ...

MISSOURI, USA — An "environmental ticking timebomb" threatens the Mississippi River and Missouri's waterways. A new kids' book offers a potentially simple and effective solution. Carp were introduced ...

Silver carp jump in the Fox River in Illinois. (Ryan Hagerty/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee) Credit: Ryan Hagerty / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Check out this story from Jim Harris of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission about a Johnson County fisherman making use of invasive carp he catches while fishing for buffalo fish and catfish by ...

ST. LOUIS — Cod, catfish and shrimp will find their way to St. Louisans' plates as fish fry season officially kicks off on Feb. 14. However, a fish not often offered on menus is becoming a larger ...

THE SAME PERIOD A YEAR AGO. IN ANDERSON COUNTY, INVASIVE WEEDS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN BROADWAY LAKE, NOW, SOUTH CAROLINA DNR IS ADDING 450 WEED EATING CARP TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. TODAY AT MULDROW PARK, ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. In the Midwest, Asian carp are making ...

Growing up, I was fascinated (and horrified) by stories of invasive species. As a kid who wanted to be a marine biologist, the lionfish invasion off the Florida coast was heartbreaking. I couldn’t ...

Introducing the European carp to Australian waterways is an ecological disaster that continues to worsen, but an Adelaide ...

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WDBJ) - “We just feel that this grass carp situation is just too aggressive going forward.” An aquatic weed called hydrilla has been a regular issue at Smith Mountain Lake ...

Midwestern states are spending millions every year to prevent a giant, goggle-eyed fish from invading rivers and lakes. But the Asian carp has firmly established a home in the Mississippi River basin, ...