A 107-pound, 69.5-inch paddlefish caught in 1981 by Robert Pranschke of Onawa holds the record as Iowa’s largest official state record fish. An even larger paddlefish speared in the Iowa Great Lakes area in the early 1900’s weighed nearly 200 … Continued
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists have extracted DNA from fish eggs found in northern sections of the Upper Mississippi River and have determined that the eggs and larvae are not from Asian carp. Genetic analysis instead shows that the fish … Continued
Asian carp eggs, including late-stage embryos nearly ready to hatch from the egg, were identified in samples collected by U.S. Geological Survey scientists in 2013 from the Upper Mississippi River as far north as Lynxville, Wisc. The eggs and late-stage … Continued
Scientists from Southern Illinois University report the Asian carp found in Lake Calumet are most likely the result of a cultural release. Human introduction is one of over twenty ways aquatic species may be introduced to new environments. The scientists … Continued
Live Asian carp have been caught in the Chicago Area Waterway System. “The Great Lakes are on the brink of a great ecological and economic disaster that states in the region may never overcome,” Gov. Ted Strickland of Ohio wrote in … Continued