When carp were originally brought from Asia to North America, nobody suspected just how well they would thrive — or what a problem their growth would pose to their new home. Now, the residents of the ...

In the 1960s and 70s, Asian carp were introduced to the southern U.S. to control algal blooms. A series of unfortunate events, including floods and human error, helped the fish escape into the ...

Scientists working to protect the waters of South Dakota from invasive species are calling for people to help out by catching and eating invasive carp—"America's most unwanted fish." Once established ...

There’s a foreign fish that’s so invasive and destructive to the Mississippi River Basin that the federal government plans to pour a billion dollars into barriers to keep it from infesting the Great ...