ApocaDocs: Invasive 'jumping carp' found in Mississippi River near La Crosse

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Posted Fri Dec 5 2008: from New Richmond News:


	Invasive 'jumping carp' found in Mississippi River near La Crosse http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1228488763 This is the first confirmed identification of a silver carp upstream of Clinton, Iowa, and the first identified in Wisconsin waters. Fisheries supervisor Ron Benjamin of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said a single silver carp was among three species of invasive Asian carp discovered late last week in a commercial fishing net deployed in the Mississippi River near La Crosse. It was not immediately identified. Two grass carp and one or two bighead carp were also pulled from the net.... "Aquatic invasive species are detrimental to native aquatic ecosystems."

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'Doc Michael says:

Leapin' Liz... um... carp, Sandy! This is arfin' ridiculous!