Stop Asian Carp

[Bobber]

Sign this petition to help stop the asian carp from entering our lakes.
It will only take a couple seconds

http://www.stopasiancarp.com/

[Team houston]

Done.

[MadWags]

Done

[huston]

Done

[mikesmiph]

ditto

[Potter]

Done.

[t-bone]

signed

[LAPORTE]

Done

[TCook]

Doesn't look like our concerns matter to the supreme court...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703837004575012951061005766.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

[mikesmiph]

They dont live here, and we dont get to vote for them.

[LGMOUTH]

 It looks like we are way to late now. Looks like they have found some asian carp DNA in lake michigan.

http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_story.aspx?storyid=117644&catid=14

[LGMOUTH]

 Here is another article on the subject.

http://www.boattest.com/Resources/view_news.aspx?NewsID=3977

[hunlee]

HUnlee has watch Tv 8 news an they tells that them carps have allready come into the big water from Chicago Ill.............This is not good!!!!!!!!!!!!Them carps eat every weed they can find in turn wipeing out all other game fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Fishing in Michigan is doomed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!To bad as many likes fishing here!!!!!!!!!!!!Guess hunlee will be selling off all fishing poles an tacke and buying carp arrows an bow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Them asion carps are bad news fur us fishermans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WHAT YOUS GOIN TO DO NOW???Maybe shootin carps with bow an arrow like hunlee 

hunlee

[Anthony Adams]

Here is an e-mail I got last week from Debbie Stabenow



Dear Anthony,



As you may know, the Great Lakes are threatened by the spread of the invasive Asian carp, an extremely large fish that is so aggressive and reproduces so rapidly that it could devastate our fish populations. These fish can weigh up to 100 pounds and grow to up to four feet in length. They were accidentally released into the Mississippi River system in the 1990s and have been steadily moving upstream.



Today, I introduced the CARP ACT in the U.S. Senate. This bill directs the Army Corps of Engineers to construct additional barriers and immediately close the locks between the Chicago waterway and Lake Michigan to protect the Great Lakes from Asian carp. Congressman Dave Camp (R-Michigan) has also introduced the companion legislation in the House of Representatives.



Yesterday, scientists announced that carp DNA has been detected above the electrical barrier that was placed in the locks to prevent the carp from entering the Great Lakes. While finding the DNA is not conclusive proof that carp have actually crossed the barrier, it is urgent that we respond quickly to keep them from crossing into the Great Lakes. These fish pose a grave risk to our state, especially Michigan's $7 billion boating and fishing industry.



I have been working to ensure that federal and state experts have all the tools they need to protect the Great Lakes from the Asian carp, and so far, the efforts have been very successful. However, the recent announcements by scientists are a troubling development that requires an urgent response. Therefore, the bills that Congressman Camp and I introduced call for immediate action to:



Immediately close the barriers and locks into the Great Lakes



Expedite the installation of interim barriers in rivers where no barriers currently exist



Enhance existing barriers and monitoring systems to prevent fish from crossing into the Great Lakes



Grant full authority to the Army Corps of Engineers to eradicate the Asian carp and prevent them from entering the Great Lakes.



As your Senator, I will continue to work to protect our Great Lakes, which are critical to our state's livelihood. As always, please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of assistance to you or your family.



Sincerely,

Debbie Stabenow

United States Senator


 
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow
The United States Senate • Washington, DC 20510
stabenow.senate.gov

[TCook]

Looks like we are losing the battle

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/jan-june10/carp_01-25.html

[Got Fish??]

 I also signed that at the steelhead booth at the show. This has been a big problem for many years. It is too bad we did'nt get  a head start on this years ago.

[TCook]

Looks like a 20lb asian carp was caught past the barrier in lake calumet

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100624/ap_on_bi_ge/us_asian_carp_great_lakes

[djkimmel]

Breaking news on this also from the Detroit News article: http://www.greatlakesbass.com/forum/index.php?topic=7897.0

[Mike S.]

BUMMER!