Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Silver carp jump out of the water as a boat with passengers travels along the Fox River in Illinois. Silver carp jump in the Fox ...

In the 1960s and 70s, Asian carp were introduced to the southern U.S. to control algal blooms. A series of unfortunate events, including floods and human error, helped the fish escape into the ...

MISSOURI, USA — An "environmental ticking timebomb" threatens the Mississippi River and Missouri's waterways. A new kids' book offers a potentially simple and effective solution. Carp were introduced ...

Silver carp jump in the Fox River in Illinois. (Ryan Hagerty/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee) Credit: Ryan Hagerty / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

The fish – grass carp, black carp, bighead carp and silver carp – were brought to the United States in the 1970s to feed on algae in aquaculture ponds. When released into the wild, they spread rapidly ...

ST. LOUIS — Cod, catfish and shrimp will find their way to St. Louisans' plates as fish fry season officially kicks off on Feb. 14. However, a fish not often offered on menus is becoming a larger ...

Midwestern states are spending millions every year to prevent a giant, goggle-eyed fish from invading rivers and lakes. But the Asian carp has firmly established a home in the Mississippi River basin, ...

THE SAME PERIOD A YEAR AGO. IN ANDERSON COUNTY, INVASIVE WEEDS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN BROADWAY LAKE, NOW, SOUTH CAROLINA DNR IS ADDING 450 WEED EATING CARP TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. TODAY AT MULDROW PARK, ...

The fish, weighing up to 100 pounds and eating 10% of their weight in algae every day, could pose an existential threat to ...