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Welcome to InvasiveCarp.us, where you can find up-to-date information on ongoing efforts to prevent invasive carp from becoming established in the Great Lakes and beyond. We invite you to learn more about the work of federal, provincial, state and local partners as we join together to prevent the spread of these destructive fish.
Working Together Across the United States and Canada
In 2007, the Management and Control Plan for Bighead, Black, Grass, and Silver Carp was created to prevent the further spread of invasive carps and to control existing carp populations. Regional partnerships have formed across the United States and Canada to coordinate the implementation of this National Plan.
Recent News
No bighead or silver carp captured during 2024 Seasonal Intensive Monitoring
November 5, 2024
No bighead or silver carp were captured or observed in the Chicago Area Waterway System during the Fall Seasonal Intensive Monitoring effort involving two weeks of intensive sampling in early October 2024.These results are similar to those of the Spring Seasonal Intensive Monitoring effort in May 2024, when no bighead or silver carp were found but two grass carp were captured and removed.
Dead invasive silver carp removed from the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
August 27, 2024
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee today announced the removal of a dead invasive silver carp from the Lockport Pool below the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers electric dispersal barrier in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
An overview graphic showing details of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project. Photo by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District
Army Corps, Illinois, and Michigan sign agreement to move Brandon Road Interbasin Project forward and unlock Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for construction
July 1, 2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, and the states of Illinois and Michigan signed a project partnership agreement for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, moving the project forward into construction phase.
More than $47 million for 45 projects announced for the ongoing battle against invasive carp in the Great Lakes basin
April 26, 2024
To support the ongoing battle to reduce the destructiveness of invasive carp and the threats they pose to the Great Lakes, the Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee today announced the release of its annual Invasive Carp Action Plan for 2024.
Illinois Department of Natural Resources invasive carp removal effort on the Upper Illinois River.
IDNR concludes record-breaking invasive carp removal effort on Upper Illinois River
December 12, 2023
Illinois Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologists, with support from contracted commercial fishers and biologists from the Illinois River Biological Station, wrapped up a 10-day intensive harvest operation in the Starved Rock pool of the Illinois River, resulting in the removal of an astonishing 750,000 pounds of silver carp between Nov. 27 and Dec. 6.