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The Environment Report
11:59 am
Tue March 26, 2013

Michigan chefs experiment with Asian carp

Credit Sarah Payette
Chefs prepare Asian carp.

You can listen to today's Environment Report above.

One of the strategies to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes is to eat the fish now living in the Mississippi River. But finding a market for millions of pounds of carp is not easy. Peter Payette wondered if people could get excited about Asian carp as a seafood delicacy. So he put some in the hands of chefs in Traverse City:

Asian Carp doesn’t taste like much. In fact, you might describe its taste as neutral.

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The Environment Report
10:52 am
Tue December 18, 2012

Researchers map 34 threats to the Great Lakes

You can listen to the interview with David Allan on today's Environment Report.

The Great Lakes are under a lot of stress. 

34 different kinds of stress, to be exact.

That’s according to a research team that has produced a comprehensive map showing many of the things that stress the Great Lakes.  Think: pollution, invasive species, development and climate change... just to name a few. 

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Environment & Science
3:31 pm
Thu September 13, 2012

Stateside: Asian Carp and the Great Lakes

Asian carp at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium.
Credit Kate Gardiner / Creative Commons
Asian carp at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium.

They've become YouTube stars: big fat Asian carp leaping into boats and sometimes breaking bones as they come flailing into the boat of some poor person who just wanted to enjoy some time on the water.

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