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Gov. Rick Snyder sends letter urging Illinois to help pay for immediate protections to block Asian carp from Great Lakes video
Craig Routzahn
Tue, 11 Dec 2018 11:15:07 EST
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Tuesday Governor Rick Snyder sent a letter urging Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner to join Michigan and other Midwestern states and provinces in a partnership to prevent Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes. The letter outlines a partnership agreement that would provide up to $8 million of Michigan funds to support the Brandon Road lock and dam project to help block the entry of this harmful invasive species. Snyder said in his letter to Gov. Rauner "We cannot afford to wait any longer to take action,"adding that "The entry of Asian carp into the Great Lakes would have a devastating, permanent impact not only in Michigan, but in every Midwestern state or province that shares this shoreline. The strength, protection and sustainability of our economy, environment, industries and public health are at stake." A recent public opinion poll shows an overwhelming majority of people who live near the Great Lakes support immediate action to install additional structural protections that can keep Asian carp from moving out of Illinois rivers and into the Great Lakes. The poll - commissioned by the Great Lakes Partnership to Block Asian Carp - is the first effort to survey residents in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin about their understanding of the risk of invasive carp.
To hear what Illinois residents have to say about the devastating effects Asian carp have had on recreation and commercial fishing in their once-thriving communities on the Illinois River, watch the video below, shot on location in Bath, Chillicothe, and Havana, Illinois – "ground zero" for Asian carp.
