Strategies for Population Control of Bighead (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) and Silver Carp (H. molitrix): A Market-Based Approach
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Authors
Maylen, Rose Alexandria
Issue Date
2019
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Presentation
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en_US
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Abstract
Invasive species, as defined by the Invasive Species Advisory
Committee of the US government, are “an alien (or non-native) species
whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental
harm or harm to human health.” Two species that meet these criteria and
have gained a lot of attention over the past 20 years are the Bighead and
Silver Carp, broadly given the title ’Asian Carp.’
In the 1970s, Bighead and Silver Carp were imported to the United
States with the intent of using their planktivorous appetites to improve
water quality in aquaculture farm and water treatment plants. However,
flooding allowed for their entrance into the Upper Mississippi River
System and they quickly spread North into the Midwest, outcompeting
native fish species along the way. Silver and Bighead Carp are known to
cause not only environmental damage to their non-native regions but
millions of dollars in economic losses. Much of the current work being
conducted is targeted toward keeping these Carp species out of The
Great Lakes.
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1 Broadside. 48"W x 36"H
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Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College
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