Twenty-two pound, 38 inch-long invasive fish formerly known as Asian carp captured in Lake Calumet near Lake Michigan
Officials pulled an invasive silver carp from the waters of Lake Calumet on the city’s Far South Side Thursday.in Lake Calumet earlier in the week, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources said in a statement.The silver carp — more than 38 inches long and weighing about 22 pounds — was captured by gill netting and electro-fishing crews with the department and with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the department said.
The catch has sparked an effort in the area to find out if there are other invasive carp in Lake Calumet, which is about 7 miles from Lake Michigan, the department said. The department’s response effort includes notifying the public, conducting the analysis and surveying the lake.
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