Silver CarpSilver CarpThe Invader of the Great Lakes The Invader of the Great Lakes

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What are silver carp?What are silver carp?

Silver carp can get Silver carp can get as big as 60 lbs as big as 60 lbs and 4 ft long!and 4 ft long!

Silver carp are the Silver carp are the same as Asian same as Asian carp.carp.

Silver carp are Silver carp are taking over Great taking over Great Lake Region Lake Region waterways.waterways.

What do silver carp look like?What do silver carp look like?

Silver carp have Silver carp have low set eyes and low set eyes and no scales on their no scales on their head.head.

Silver carp have Silver carp have small scales all small scales all over their body.over their body.

Silver carp can Silver carp can weigh 60 lbs and weigh 60 lbs and get 4 ft long.get 4 ft long.

Where are silver carp from?Where are silver carp from?

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

Fish farmers got them to purify the Fish farmers got them to purify the water.water.

A flood brought them from the fish A flood brought them from the fish farms in the south to the Mississippi farms in the south to the Mississippi and they have been traveling north and they have been traveling north ever since.ever since.

How far have silver carp gotten?How far have silver carp gotten? Ever since silver carp Ever since silver carp

have gotten to the have gotten to the Mississippi they have Mississippi they have traveled 50 miles traveled 50 miles north each year.north each year.

The silver carp are The silver carp are getting close to the getting close to the Great Lakes and must Great Lakes and must be kept out.be kept out.

When they get When they get somewhere they take somewhere they take over!over!

How are silver carp affecting the How are silver carp affecting the environment?environment?

Silver carp take over in areas they Silver carp take over in areas they are present.are present.

They are eating much of the food They are eating much of the food that native fish need.that native fish need.

How do silver carp affect the How do silver carp affect the economy?economy?

Silver carp are taking Silver carp are taking over and not giving over and not giving fishermen enough fishermen enough variety.variety.

Many boaters have Many boaters have been hurt by carp been hurt by carp jumping out of the jumping out of the water when they hear water when they hear a motor.a motor.

Silver carp are costing Silver carp are costing the U.S. $120 billion the U.S. $120 billion each year!each year!

What is being done to control What is being done to control them?them?

An electric barrier An electric barrier is being used to is being used to keep them from keep them from the great lakes.the great lakes.

Many fishers are Many fishers are making sure not to making sure not to accidentally accidentally transport them.transport them.

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