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Published June 22, 2012, 12:00 AM

Keeping Asian carp out of Minnesota

They are big, they can fly, and they have come to Minnesota’s waters. Last month, three different species of Asian carp including bighead, silver and grass carp were found in the Mississippi River near Winona. This is the furthest upstream that silver carp have been found and the first time that grass carp have been captured in Minnesota waters.

By: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, Alexandria Echo Press

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