Officials: Asian carp found near Lake Michigan got past barriers
Investigation suggests carp somehow evaded three electric barriers 37 miles from the lake. But officials say they’re not sure how it happened.
Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee
Silver carp found 9 miles from Lake Michigan
In eight consecutive years of intensive monitoring and fish sampling in the Chicago Area Waterway System, this is the second time a bighead or silver carp has been found above the electric dispersal barriers.
