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Asian Carp Poised to Invade Lake Michigan

24 June 2010 One Comment

An Asian carp has been found in a stream 6 miles from Lake Michigan.

Asian Carp

The voracious invasive species, which grows up to 100 pounds, threatens to destroy the Great Lakes ecosystem and its billion-dollar fishing industry.

My dad, an avid fisher, thinks it’s already too late to save the Great Lakes. The government has spent $80 million trying to kill the fish.

-AS

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