Asian Carp: A Threat to America's Rivers

We met with a fisherman on the Peoria River who was tackling the very fish who could soon be invading your nearest river.
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Asian Carp are quickly becoming the invasive species to beat. They are showing up and taking over in rivers across the country and threatening native species by out-competing fish for the plankton that forms the base of the aquatic food chain. We met with a fisherman on the Peoria River who was tackling the very fish who could soon be invading your nearest river, to see what our future hopefully doesn't hold.

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