that’s funny, they’ve basically been ignoring the problem and even refusing to take basic measures to keep the carp out of Lake Michigan by closing the Chicago crap canal...now they are “not in denial” and “not in a go-slow mode” what have they been doing for the past year and a half????
Nearly a year ago Obama stepped into the court fight between 5 states and Ontario to force temporary closure of the Chicago “shipping” canal. Obama managed to get the court to drop the case.
Also there’s the fact that invasive species is under the jurisdiction of the great lakes czar to begin with. We haven’t heard anything out of him since he was appointed.
This is a case similar to the gulf oil spill in slow motion. Obama saw the problem, actively interfered and impeded dealing with it and now grabs more money and control.
Even if we destroy the sportfishing industry of the great lakes basin (Between 6 and 10 billion dollars in Michigan alone), there will never be a carp fishing industry in its place. You can’t sell commercialy caught fish from the great lakes and that’s especially true of filter feeders like carp.