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Single Asian carp found 6 miles from Lake Michigan
Associated Press Via Yahoo News ^
| Wed Jun 23, 8:41 pm ET
| By SERENA DAI and JOHN FLESHER, Associated Press Writers
Posted on 06/24/2010 8:47:04 AM PDT by Jim from C-Town
CHICAGO An Asian carp was found for the first time beyond electric barriers meant to keep the voracious invasive species out of the Great Lakes, state and federal officials said Wednesday, prompting renewed calls for swift action to block their advance.
Commercial fishermen landed the 3-foot-long, 20-pound bighead carp in Lake Calumet on Chicago's South Side, about six miles from Lake Michigan, according to the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Government
KEYWORDS: asiancarp; carp; democrats; fish; impeachobama; invasivespecies; obama; threat
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Obama Dithers on decision making again. $7 Billion fishing industry in jeopardy and he fiddles instead of closing the Chicago river locks.
To: Jim from C-Town
Is this the same fish as the Snakehead, or a different one?
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posted on
06/24/2010 8:50:34 AM PDT
by
Humble Servant
( See y'all in the gulag.)
To: Jim from C-Town
Illegal aliens in Chicago.
Close the border now.
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posted on
06/24/2010 8:51:21 AM PDT
by
fishtank
(The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
To: Jim from C-Town
Good thing the carp wasn’t married.
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posted on
06/24/2010 8:51:35 AM PDT
by
FroggyTheGremlim
(He promised hope; he gave us hype. He promised change; he gave us chains!)
To: Jim from C-Town
How do we know this isn’t eco-terrorism? Maybe someone dumped the fish in Lake Michigan.
To: Humble Servant
Is this the same fish as the Snakehead
Different fish altogether....
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posted on
06/24/2010 8:52:20 AM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(Peanut butter was just peanut butter until I found Free Republic.........)
To: Humble Servant
“Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee.”
We strongly support President Obama!
To: fishtank
does bp have any deep water oil wells in lake michigan?
To: Jim from C-Town
Commercial fishermen landed the 3-foot-long, 20-pound bighead carp
If they caught one then you can bet there's others swimming around. I think the cat's out of the bag now.......
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posted on
06/24/2010 8:54:30 AM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(Peanut butter was just peanut butter until I found Free Republic.........)
To: Jim from C-Town
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posted on
06/24/2010 8:56:07 AM PDT
by
happinesswithoutpeace
(1.416785(71) x 10^32 You are receiving this broadcast as a dream)
To: Jim from C-Town
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posted on
06/24/2010 8:56:32 AM PDT
by
TSgt
(We will always be prepared, so we may always be free. - Ronald Reagan)
To: Humble Servant
No! The Asian Carp is a different species. These are sometimes called flying fish. They eat up to 40% of heir weight a day. This kills off other forms of life and obliterates fishing stock.
Check out the video of them in Mississippi River.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdcQ56OpxNE
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posted on
06/24/2010 8:56:58 AM PDT
by
Jim from C-Town
(The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
To: Humble Servant
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posted on
06/24/2010 8:59:03 AM PDT
by
Jim from C-Town
(The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
To: Jim from C-Town
Take this issue out of the hands of lawyers and let the archers have a shot at it.
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posted on
06/24/2010 9:00:11 AM PDT
by
BallyBill
(WARNING:Taking me serious could cause stress related illness.)
To: Jim from C-Town
Libs are exquisitely attuned to when there are invasive plants, bugs or fish. I know ones who go nuts even over iceplant.
But they won’t bat an eyelash in view of a proposition to move Mexico City north of the border, NOPE!
In fact, the machine goes into reverse, and this sends an illicit thrill up their leg.
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posted on
06/24/2010 9:00:44 AM PDT
by
gaijin
To: Jim from C-Town
“Responsibility for this potential economic and ecological disaster rests solely with President Obama,” Cox said. “He must take action immediately by ordering the locks closed and producing an emergency plan to stop Asian carp from entering Lake Michigan.”
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posted on
06/24/2010 9:01:16 AM PDT
by
happinesswithoutpeace
(1.416785(71) x 10^32 You are receiving this broadcast as a dream)
To: Hot Tabasco
As a side note, I remember back in the late 50's while growing up in northern Michigan and the lamphrey eel were decimating the fishing populations.
The DNR poisoned the rivers up there to kill the eels and I would walk along the river bank picking up those ugly suckers (no pun intended) and putting them in a big glass jar. Why, I don't know, its something only a little does........LOL
But they were everywhere
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posted on
06/24/2010 9:01:22 AM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(Peanut butter was just peanut butter until I found Free Republic.........)
To: Jim from C-Town
He stepped into a fight that he had no business in to protect his Chicago allies.
Michigan alone has a 6 billion dollar sportfishing industry at stake
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posted on
06/24/2010 9:01:22 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: Jim from C-Town
The Asian Carp will kill the fishing industry there!
Where there is one, there will be more.
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posted on
06/24/2010 9:01:33 AM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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