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Big, bad carp knocking on Minnesota's door
Leaders push for measures to keep Asian carp from doing huge damage to state's fishing industry.
By Tom Meersman, Star Tribune
Published July 26, 2010
THE LATEST: Two of Minnesota's top elected officials said Monday that Asian carp are poised to invade state waters and represent a major threat to the state's $2.2 billion fishing industry.
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Attorney General Lori Swanson pledged to push to get faster federal help for a variety of projects, including barriers to stop the fish from migrating farther north, and long-term research on methods to kill the fish or slow their reproduction.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? Bighead and silver carp are voracious eaters that destroy food and habitat for native fish.
Silver carp can jump up to 10 feet out of the water when disturbed by motors, and bighead carp can weigh as much as 100 pounds.
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