Oct 5: A lengthy and detailed article by Dan Egan in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel explores the myriad of problems associated with the $9 million electric fish barrier in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal designed to halt the advance of the Asian Carp from reaching Lake Michigan. Fraught with delays, cost overruns and potentially project-busting safety concerns the barrier remains nonoperational. New concerns about potential electrification of barge workers or possible sparks and electrical currents reaching flammable barge loads cannot apparently be disproven. In the meantime, the giant Asian Carp continues to advance within a two-day swim of Lake Michigan and 15 miles from the new barrier.
According to the article, "The carp, meanwhile, are thriving in the region's rivers by the tens of millions. They can be found about 45 miles downstream from Lake Michigan, squeezing aside native fish populations and ruining rivers for recreation because of their penchant for porpoising out of the water and battering boaters."
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