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Asian Carp Invasion: Potential Economic and Ecological Impacts in the Great Lakes |
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April 06, 2010, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Shedd Aquarium
Phelps Auditorium (enter from the south door)
1200 S. Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL
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The spread of Asian carp toward the Great Lakes continues to cause great controversy. Electric barriers and poisons have been used to halt their spread, but the species still seem to be advancing up the Illinois River, through Chicago waterways, and into Lake Michigan. Some biologists and environmentalists maintain that Asian carp would cause an ecological disaster in the Great Lakes, and a case is pending in the Supreme Court to force the closure of Chicago area navigation locks to slow their spread. Despite these claims and court actions, there remains significant uncertainty about how severely Asian carp would impact the Great Lakes, and how effectively different management strategies would slow their spread.
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 6, 7 p.m.
Location: Shedd Aquarium, Phelps Auditorium (enter from the south door), 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive
Parking information to follow.
The event is being hosted by the Shedd Aquarium and is free and open to the public.
Speakers:
Prof. David Lodge, University of Notre Dame
Dr. Duane Chapman, United States Geological Survey
Josh Ellis, Metropolitan Planning Council
David Ullrich, Executive Director, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
Bill Bolen, US Environmental Protection Authority
Sponsors: The University of Chicago Program on Global Environment and the Chicago Council on Science and Technology |
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