Asian carp found near Lake Michigan

[liberal N proud]

Officials say an Asian carp has been found for the first time beyond the electric barriers constructed to keep the dreaded invasive species out of the Great Lakes.

State and federal officials said Wednesday that commercial fishermen found the 3-foot-long, 20-pound carp in Lake Calumet on Chicago's South Side, about six miles downstream of Lake Michigan.

The single carp is the first to be found in a Chicago waterway above the Army Corps of Engineers' electric barrier system.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37883177/ns/local_news-cleveland_oh/

No stopping them now!

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Terrible news.......

[Sherman A1]

3. Agreed

This is not good.

[theoldman]

2. The question is whether they can survive in the cold water of the great lakes.

I always thought they were a warm water fish.