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Local NewsWisconsin Officials Fear Asian CarpBy Diane PathieuMILWAUKEE - They're called Asian carp, and they're invading the Great Lakes, threatening the fish that already live there. It's a huge concern and on Monday, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle and other Great Lakes governors are taking their concerns to the White House. The reason? The damage Asian carp can do to our economy. Imagine a 50-pound fish attacking you while you're fishing on the lake. It's a main concern, one we should all be thinking about. The Asian carp have the potential to disrupt the natural habitat of our lake, eating all of the fish we catch and taking over the water. "Asian carp migrate not to the colder, deeper part of the lake, but actually to the warmer more shallow parts of the lake where you are more likely to have boaters or swimmers or people who are using the lake for activity," said Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. "We are very very concerned about that." The Asian carp originate in China, and have slowly been threatening the Great Lakes. Now, the concern is closer, in Chicago, where DNA of the fish have been found. If the problem isn't stopped now, it could be extremely harmful to our lake and anyone using it. "They're harmless when there is four of them, not when there is 10 million of them," said Ken Billin, the aquartist at Discovery World. They reproduce very quickly. Governors across the Great Lakes are now meeting to figure out what to do to stop the spread of Asian Carp, before it's too late. Officials hope the summit in D.C. will lead to some sort of solution to keep the Asian Carp out of our water. |
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