Racing against time, Illinois clears a major hurdle in containing an invasive fish
via wbez.org
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The silver carp is big, unwieldy, and requires Joe Greendyk to use both his hands to measure it before tossing the fish overboard into the Illinois River. The nearly 2-foot-long invasive fish, which now overruns the river, has become the centerpiece of a state-run monitoring program to rein in its exploding numbers. “They’re pretty slimy […]