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Title: |
Troubled Waters |
| Sub-title: |
Asian Carp & the Great Lakes |
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| Edited by: |
Deborah M Maeda |
| ISBN10-13: |
1617617660 : 9781617617669 |
| Illustrations: |
tables, maps |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
155x230mm |
| Pages: |
135 |
| Weight: |
.342 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - June 2011 |
| List Price: |
115.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 1 |
| Subjects: |
Fishes (ichthyology) : Environmental science, engineering & technology |
| Asian carp were first introduced into the southern United States in the early 1970s to remove algae from farmed catfish ponds. Flooding in the early 1900s caused many of the catfish farm ponds to overflow, and Asian carp were released into local waterways in the Mississippi River basin. The carp have since migrated northward up the Mississippi River, becoming the most abundant species in some areas of the River. Asian carp are of particular concern to the Great Lakes region because of the potential harm they could cause to the native ecosystem. Asian carp currently present in the Mississippi River physically lack a stomach, so they must continually feed on aquatic vegetation. Native fish species have difficulty competing with Asian carp because of their rapid consumption of resources. This book provides an overview and background of the threat of Asian carp migrating into the Great Lakes and what can be done to avoid this threat. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Preface; Asian Carp & the Great Lakes Region; Asian Carp & the Great Lakes Hearing, before the Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment; Testimony of Cameron David, Senior Advisor to the Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, before the Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment, Hearing on "Asian Carp & the Great Lakes"; Statement of Major General John Peabody, Commander, Great Lakes & Ohio River Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, before the Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment, Hearing on "Asian Carp & the Great Lakes"; Testimony of Marc Miller, Director, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, before the Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment, Hearing on "Asian Carp & the Great Lakes"; Testimony of Rebecca Humphries, Director, Michigan Department of Natural Resources & Environment, before the Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment, Hearing on "Asian Carp & the Great Lakes"; Testimony of Matt Frank, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, before the Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment, Hearing on "Asian Carp & the Great Lakes"; Testimony of David M. Lodge, Director, Center for Aquatic Conservation, before the Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment, Hearing on "Asian Carp & the Great Lakes"; Testimony of Dr. Michael J. Hansen, Chair, Great Lakes Fishery Commission, before the Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment, Hearing on "Asian Carp & the Great Lakes"; Statement of Del Wilkins, Vice President of Terminal Operations & Business Development, Canal Barge Company, The American Waterways Operators, before the Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment, Hearing on "Asian Carp & the Great Lakes"; Testimony of Joel Brammeier, President & CEO, Alliance for the Great Lakes, before the Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment, Hearing on "Asian Carp & the Great Lakes"; Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier System; Index. |
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