Link to Star and Tribune Artical
Attached is an article on invasive carp species and their treat on our 2.2 billion dollar per year fishing resource. This would require a rapid response from federal agancies that are very slow to respond. Or don’t have a response.
They have already been caught on pool 9. I think its safe to say they are already here. They need to cut them off asap. If the population that has already made it through thrives then so be it but there is an oppurtunity to stop them now. it needs to be done
Sorry to say it guys, but you are not going to stop this movement. Slow it perhaps, but not stop it.
Of course we could advocate speeding up the inevitable and push the COE for those fish passages they promised when the dams were built.
In accordance with the MN DNR invasive fisheries biologist Luke Skinner, none of the populations that have made it up this far are reproducing. The time is now. except for herb because he is already six feet under apparently.
Thanks for the post Joe.
How can anyone justify spending $650,000. for a feasibility report for a fish passage way when:
Asian Carp seem to be making it through L&D’s just fine without fish passage ways.
Why would anyone want to make it easier for ANY fish to get around the dam with the threat of Asian carp so close?
IL is spending millions with Federal help (your and my money) to STOP up stream fish movement.
A 2004 report completed by the Corp of Engineers clearly points out the L&D 3 would be almost the last on the list of areas that would benefit from a passage way.
The dam rollers are wide open over 15% of the time. This does not account for partially closed roller gates.
The Vermilion River circumvents the lock and dam system already.
The Lock and Dam is 70 years old this month. It looks to me like this is a $650 K birthday cake.
Giving this the sniff test, it smells like politics and has NOTHING to do with making our fisheries better.
* I’m not a biologist. I fish both Pool 3 and 4 (a lot) so if what they want us to believe is true, I would benefit WITH a passage way.
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Link to Star and Tribune Artical
Attached is an article on invasive carp species and their treat on our 2.2 billion dollar per year fishing resource. This would require a rapid response from federal agancies that are very slow to respond. Or don’t have a response.
I think a rapid response from any goverment agency is a fairy tale. 
No agency deals with problems untill they are unsolveable, and then they will form a committee to see what can be done.
Then we will have a public hearing and see how the voters feel.
Have you ever been to a public hearing! It is exasperating!
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In accordance with the MN DNR invasive fisheries biologist Luke Skinner, none of the populations that have made it up this far are reproducing. The time is now. except for herb because he is already six feet under apparently.
Are they just not reproducing because they are not established yet? Wouldn’t it be nice if they couldn’t tolerate winters above L&D #3 or at least could not reproduce because of the shorter summers?
Personally I am less concerned about them invading large river systems, because they can at least mitigate some of the issues they cause like crowding out other desirable fish.
However, the dangers involved with them are another story. It wouldn’t be cool to not be paying attention and have a carp knock you out of a boat at cruising speed.
My other concern would be people transporting them into lakes where they could establish a population.
Too bad that they don’t survive on Euro millfoil. Then at least they could introduce them to the cabin’s lake and then they wouldn’t have to spray. That would mean no killing the good weeds and no pea soup, and the stench that comes with it, in the middle of summer.
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