Despite its resemblance to carp, silver carp lacks the muddy taste, making it a culinary favorite among many gourmets. Known as the "water purifier," it is packed with nutritional value ...

These fish are problematic because they compete for food and space with the native species of carp. In addition to the other problems, silver carp is the only of the four invasive species with the ...

Bighead and silver carp are now within 47 miles of Lake Michigan, according to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Rock Island Illinois District and the states of ...

The Des Plaines River at Brandon Road had been identified as a “critical pinch point” where experts hope layered technologies will deter the upstream movement of silver and bighead carp ...

Yet mysteriously, something has been holding them at bay for almost a decade. Unfortunately, science increasingly suggests that thing might be urban water pollution. What’s a conservation manager to ...

The Des Plaines River at Brandon Road had been identified as a “critical pinch point” where experts hope layered technologies will deter the upstream movement of silver and bighead carp ...

Thursday’s catch was the second time this year Asian carp have been found by commercial fishermen in Minnesota waters. In March, a bighead and a silver carp were netted on the Mississippi River ...

JOLIET, IL — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is delaying the launch of a $1.2 billion effort to prevent invasive silver and bighead carp from reaching Lake Michigan out of concern that the Trump ...