An Asian carp |
Photo: MN DNR
An Asian carp |
Photo: MN DNR
JOHN FLESHER
Created: January 07, 2021 06:58 PM
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Michigan and Illinois have reached a deal with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on funding the next phase of a project to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.
The plan calls for installing fish-repelling mechanisms at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Joliet, Illinois.
The area is a choke point between the carp-infested Illinois River and Lake Michigan.
Both states agreed to pay some of the design and engineering costs for the $858 million project.
Scientists say if Asian carp reach the Great Lakes, they could out-compete native fish for food and habitat.
JOHN FLESHER
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