Invasive carp

Established populations of invasive carp are only 50 miles from Chicago and Lake Michigan. But it’s not too late to prevent them from reaching the lakes.

Learn more below about efforts to keep invasive carp out of Lakes Michigan.

Press Release

January 31, 2018

Statement: Alliance for the Great Lakes Applauds New Partnership to Stop Asian Carp

January 30, 2018 (South Haven, MI) – Earlier today, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder announced a new partnership with Ohio, Ontario, and Wisconsin to stop Asian carp. Alliance for the Great Lakes […]

Press Release

December 8, 2017

Advocates set the record straight on Asian carp threat to Great Lakes

Joint press release from: Alliance for the Great Lakes; Sierra Club, Illinois Chapter; Natural Resources Defense Council; Prairie Rivers Network; Healing Our Waters Coalition December 8, 2017 (Chicago) – Advocates today set […]

BLOG

August 31, 2017

Asian Carp Threat

This summer has been full of news about Asian carp. Some good and some bad. But the underlying issue hasn’t changed. This invasive species poses a serious and urgent threat […]

press release

August 18, 2017

New Data Puts All Options on the Table to Protect Great Lakes from Asian Carp Threat

Chicago, IL (August 18, 2017) – The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) officials today announced that an autopsy of the Asian carp caught just nine miles from Lake Michigan […]

Press Release

August 7, 2017

Groups applaud release of Asian carp study, urge swift action to move from study to construction

Joint Media Statement from Alliance for the Great Lakes, Natural Resources Defense Council, Prairie Rivers Network, Sierra Club, Illinois Chapter Chicago, IL (August 7, 2017) – After much delay, the U.S. […]

PRESS RELEASE

July 10, 2017

Wake-Up Call on Asian Carp Met with a Collective Yawn by Administration and Agencies

Chicago, IL (July 7, 2017) – The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) officials today announced the results of a two-week intensive monitoring effort triggered by the June 23 finding […]

PRESS STATEMENT

June 23, 2017

Asian carp found closer to Lake Michigan

Chicago, IL (June 23, 2017) – Agency officials today announced that an adult Asian carp was found north of the electric barrier in Illinois. The Alliance for the Great Lakes […]

Press Release

January 14, 2015

New data show multiple hits of Asian carp DNA just yards from Lake Michigan

Joint press release from Alliance for the Great Lakes • Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition • Milwaukee Riverkeeper Natural Resources Defense Council • National Wildlife Federation • Ohio Environmental Council […]