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Common Carp in the Great Lakes Region Overview | General Resources | Related Resources Select a species: Crustaceans: Cercopagis pengoi | Rusty Crayfish | Spiny Water Flea Fish: Common Carp | Goby | Ruffe | Sea Lamprey | White Perch Mollusks: Zebra Mussel Plants: Curly-leaf Pondweed | Eurasian Watermilfoil | Flowering Rush | Purple Loosestrife [Invasive species home page] 
Overview 
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) are domesticated ancestors of a wild form native to the Caspian Sea region and east Asia. Carp degrade shallow lakes by causing excessive turbidity, which can lead to declines in waterfowl and important native fish species. The common carp was introduced by unintentional release in 1879.
Photo credit: Shedd Aquarium References: A Field Guide to Aquatic Exotic Plants and Animals, University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program
What's New Asian carp search turns up nothing Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/15) Fishery crews have spent the past month chasing Asian carp with nets and fish-shocking tools on the Chicago canal system near Lake Michigan. They've landed zero Asian carp. Fish DNA can confirm presence, not size or age Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/15) Environmental DNA testing involves taking water samples and then filtering it for fragments of DNA, which then are amplified with lab tools so they can be confirmed as species-specific material. What the DNA samples can't reveal is how many fish might be in an area or their size and age. Cox: U.S. Supreme Court will reconsider temporary closure of Chicago locks to prevent spread of Asian carp into Great Lakes The Saginaw News (3/15) The U.S. Supreme Court will reconsider closing the Chicago canal locks temporarily, Mich. Attorney General Mike Cox says. Mid-Michigan takes aim at Asian Carp WJRT-TV Mid-Michigan (3/15) The fight to keep Asian Carp from invading the Great Lakes has moved to Mid-Michigan. Congressman Dave Camp and Attorney General Mike Cox are hosting a town hall meeting at Saginaw Valley State University to update residents on the fight against the invasive species. COMMENTARY: Great Lakes fishing under threat Toledo Blade (3/14) April Fool's Day could see a very bad joke played on the hundreds of thousands of fishermen who enjoy angling on the Great Lakes, it's the deadline for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to report on the financial and environmental costs of combating the Asian carp menace. Daley: Chicago shouldn't bear full cost of Asian carp Christian Science Monitor (3/6) Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley agrees that the Asian carp present an ecological and economic threat to the Great Lakes. But he disagrees with neighboring states that Illinois should lock down a historic canal that allows the fish to get to Lake Michigan.
General Resources Asian Carp and the Great Lakes U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Information about the threat of Asian carp and what's being done to protect our waters against them. Common Carp University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute This fact sheet gives a brief description of the carp. Cyprinus Carpio U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Nonindigenous occurrences, means of introduction, and impact of the Common Carp.
Related Resources GLIN: Agencies and Organizations, Fauna GLIN: Fish and Fisheries in the Great Lakes Region
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