CHICAGO (WLS) -- What's in a name? As good ol' Bill Shakespeare said in "Romeo and Juliet": "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." The question now is: will Asian carp make it on more menus ...

GOLDEN POND, Ky. — A fishing method originally developed in China will be used to remove invasive Asian carp from Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. The “unified method” of fishing drives carp through a ...

Slimehead is a staple at many grocery store fish counters, a mild white fish with a delicate flavor and flaky texture. Patagonia toothfish is reserved for menus at gourmet restaurants, with its subtly ...

Illinois officials this month announced that Asian carp would now be called “copi” in an attempt to make the fish more desirable for eating. Joseph Parkos, the director of the Illinois Natural History ...

Silver carp jump in the Fox River in Illinois. Photo by Ryan Hagerty/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service via Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee. Midwestern states are spending millions every year ...

WASHINGTON -- After a White House meeting christened the "carp summit," federal and state officials today announced a multi-pronged attack with a $78.5 million price tag to prevent Asian carp, an ...

Now that we know the barrier is useless at stopping the Asian carp from getting in Lake Michigan, we find out the government wants to look at ways to control carp. Would you please search, Dr. Peter ...

I would like to publicly thank everyone who helped by sending e-mails when the Environmental Protection Agency asked for suggestions for controlling Asian carp. Those of you who thought I was nuts and ...

A North-South fish fight is erupting in Congress over legislation to ban imports of Asian carp, a critter that southern fish farmers depend on to control parasites, but which officials of Great Lakes ...

Ontario has joined the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) in a further step to prevent the introduction of Asian carp into the Great Lakes. The U.S. government established the ...

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen want the Council on Environmental Quality to work harder to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. In a letter to the agency, they call for ...

The big head carp is one of two species that have taken over the Mississippi basin and threaten to enter the Great Lakes system Courtesy of Jeff St. Clair The Great Lakes could get some help fighting ...