A black carp can consume up to 40% of its bodyweight in a day, according to The Advocate, and females lay millions of eggs in ...

There’s a foreign fish that’s so invasive and destructive to the Mississippi River Basin that the federal government plans to pour a billion dollars into barriers to keep it from infesting the Great ...

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 ...

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 ...

2002-07-28 04:00:00 PDT CHICAGO-- The carp have migrated north at the rate of 35 miles per year, leaping so high at times they have smacked into the faces of the boat borne fishermen and researchers.

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