Attack of the Evil Attack of the Evil Silver Carp!!!Silver Carp!!!

The Silver Carp is the #1 The Silver Carp is the #1 invasive species in the invasive species in the Great Lakes region!!! Great Lakes region!!!

What are Silver Carp?What are Silver Carp?

Silver carp can get up to 60 pounds.Silver carp can get up to 60 pounds. They can get up to 4 ft. long.They can get up to 4 ft. long. They can eat up to 40% of their body They can eat up to 40% of their body

weight each day!weight each day! Look out, they’re dangerous Look out, they’re dangerous They are costing the U.S. more then They are costing the U.S. more then

$120 billion a year!!!$120 billion a year!!!

Where are the Silver Where are the Silver Carp from?Carp from?

They were They were transported from transported from China in the 1970’sChina in the 1970’s

Fish farmers used Fish farmers used them to purify water. them to purify water.

How did the Silver How did the Silver Carp get here?Carp get here?

The Mississippi had a The Mississippi had a huge flood over Catfish huge flood over Catfish farms and that’s when farms and that’s when and how the Silver Carp and how the Silver Carp got here.got here.

The Silver Carp swam The Silver Carp swam up the Mississippi into up the Mississippi into canals. They are getting canals. They are getting very close to the Great very close to the Great Lakes. Lakes.

What can we do to What can we do to stop the Silver Carp? stop the Silver Carp? We put up an electric We put up an electric

barrier to keep them barrier to keep them out of the Great out of the Great Lakes.Lakes.

BibliographyBibliography

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