Invasive bighead carp caught on the Minnesota River, upstream from Twin Cities. While a disappointing find, the single fish does not indicate the presence of an established population. Research and deterrent efforts are listed.
A couple of summers ago, the University hosted an international graduate student workshop on the environmental humanities, that is, interdisciplinary examination of environmental questions from scholars of literature, philosophy, language disciplines, and the like. Not surprisingly, the group wanted to take a Mississippi River boat tour and I was invited along as the University’s resident “river guy.”