CHICAGO - Fish that leap into passing boats may be a fisherman's fantasy, but scientists fear that hyperactive Asian carp will reach the Great Lakes, devour the base of the food chain and spoil ...

The Mississippi River basin and other waterways that connect to the Great Lakes are infested with invasive Asian carp. Studies have identified the most likely aquatic paths for Asian carp to reach the ...

Why did the Trump administration issue a stop-work order for the $1.2-billion project that is intended to keep Asian Carp out ...

The embattled Brandon Road Interbasin Project — which is viewed as an essential way to stop invasive Asian carp from entering ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- State tourism officials are applauding a recent federal spending bill that provides $300 million to improve the Great Lakes, which includes efforts to keep Asian carp at bay.

WASHINGTON — The Army Corps of Engineers released Monday its long-awaited report on options for keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes, with some of the most potentially effective alternatives ...

There are illegal immigrants on the loose in the Midwest. Originally hailing from Asia, they’re about 3 ft. (90 cm) long and weigh up to 100 lb. (45 kg), and are known to resist capture. Once they ...

The federal government faces a fresh round of legal action regarding the potential threat Asian carp pose to the Great Lakes. Five states—Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin—filed ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Local and state officials have come up with a unique way to help control the population of the invasive Asian carp species, saying "if you can't beat 'em, eat 'em." Josina Morita, a ...

Asian carp are large, voracious, and invasive. After their introduction to the United States during the early 1970s to control algal blooms and snails in aquaculture ponds, Asian carp escaped and ...