what are they being fought with, dollar bills?

Another "strategy" that only goes halfway and helps no one.

My vote is to weld the locks shut then backfill the canal. The carp will get to the Great Lakes by bait buckets if nothing else, but the more we slow them the longer we will have to find a way to beat them. Disgusting how they are spending $78.5 million to just monitor the carp invasion instead of spending that much to actually stop it. Here's another idea-- let's fill the Welland Canal too so we can re-isolate the lakes like they are supposed to be.

SPEND ! SPEND ! SPEND !
To "buy more horses but won't CLOSE THE BARN DOOR ! ".
How much longer till the elections ?

It happens all the time in the west, invasive species move in, the state poisons the entire water. Kills all species, starts new. Until an idiot releases "baitfish" and introduces a new species. It is hard to face it, but it is the only way to rid of a species. There is no way to keep a species from moving, unless you kill everything. In my eyes it is worth it, but not a popular decision (Obama will NEVER make an unpopular difficult decision). I understand why in most states in the west it is illegal to fish with any live minnows. I don't understand why other states have not adopted this reg, it prevents the spread of invasive species. Fishing is not a priority, and it shows.

You must treat the bodies of water before the carp reach the great lakes. I don't believe that you could treat waters as big as the great lakes, you are right. That is why I think it must be done now, not later. Once they reach the great lakes, I don't believe that there is anything anybody can do except fish somewhere else. Federal government is useless at this point, they take so long to get anything done (paperwork, lawsuits and research) that by the time the actually get around to doing something it is going to be too late.

There are two things I am not sure about. I cannot see how it is possible to stop the migration of the asian carp to the Great Lakes. Stopping the fish is easy but what about the eggs and minnows that can travels in dozens of different ways.

Second. I am not convinced of the enviormental impact these fish will play on the Great Lakes system. Yes, I know what "they" say but "they" have 78.5 million reasons to make the senerio as worse as possible.

I know the zebra muscle was suppose to wipe out the Great Lakes but 20 years later, it has survived. Let's not forget the common carp is an invasive species stocked in the late 1800's. I'm sure the biologist were concerned that these carp would suck the spawning beds try of any eggs.

Inside the Great Lakes there are many, many diffent eco systems that different fish inhabit. IMO the asain carp will find it's nitch and compete with a small population of fish but otherwise be harmless.

this is bull. fill in the locks with damn concrete and be done with it. another bunch of strategies from someone who has no idea what the hell is going on. this is going to solve nothing, but "slow the invasion". we need to STOP these carp from getting in to the great lake, not SLOW it down!

this is kinda off subject but obama does not need to be in office! he is not fit to run anything he needs to get out now! the only reason ppl elected him was b/c he was black and every1 wanted the first black pres. well there paying for it now he promised not to spend our money and was gunna get us out of debt and he went and spent 700 billon in the first month in office!! god dont tell him whats after billon

O CRAP. Moishe i think by hope and change he means by getting another president.