Asian Carp

Asian Carp is a common policy term for several invasive carp species whose potential spread into the Great Lakes has driven monitoring, barriers, and ecosystem-management efforts. The durable scope of Asian Carp connects invasive carp with Great Lakes invasion risk, and reporting can also address aquatic invasive fish. The broader context for Asian Carp can include carp migration barriers; reporting may connect that issue with Chicago waterway pathway and fisheries protection. Another persistent element of Asian Carp is invasive species control, with Great Lakes ecosystem threat completing the longer-term context.