CHICAGO (AP) -
Officials say an intensive search so far has turned up no additional Asian
carp in a Chicago-area waterway system where one of the invasive fish
recently was found.
The discovery of a
live silver carp June 22 about 9 miles from Lake Michigan raised fears that
Asian carp might be evading an electric barrier meant to keep them out of
the Great Lakes.
It triggered a hunt
by commercial fishers and crews with federal and state agencies using nets
and devices that stun fish so they can be caught and examined.
The Asian Carp
Regional Coordinating Committee says the search covers a 13-mile area and
will continue through July 7.
The silver carp has
been sent to Southern Illinois University to determine its age and where it
came from.