Invasive carp are an invasive species which have disrupted fisheries throughout the South and Midwest and now threaten the Great Lakes. Invasive carp include bighead, silver, black, and grass carp. Invasive carp have damaged fisheries from Kentucky Lake to the Illinois River by hoarding food resources and outcompeting native and sport fish.
It’s not too late, though: We have a rare opportunity to keep Invasive carp out of the Great Lakes where they would threaten the $7 billion sport-fishing industry, the fisheries and way of life for over 40 million people. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a plan to reinforce the Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Joliet, Illinois, which would implement multiple smart technologies to keep invasive carp from advancing closer to Lake Michigan, as a silver carp was able to do in 2017. And Congress is considering additional funding to help fight invasive carp in the Mississippi River basin.
No matter where you live or where you fish, we need your help in urging Congress to approve and fund the Brandon Road plan to Stop Invasive Carp. At the same time, we need to continue to provide federal and state funding to ensure actions are ongoing to help recover fisheries that are under siege by invasive carp and protect waters that invasive carp are threatening to invade.
Please tell your Senator and Member of Congress to support the Brandon Road plan and Stop Invasive Carp!
