Lock And Dam Study Lists Additional Possible Controls On Asian Carp

A federal study being released Monday lists additional ways to try to keep Asian carp out of Lake Michigan. 

The release comes six months after the Trump administration reportedly halted the release of the report, which looks at possible carp controls at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam along the Des Plaines River near Joliet, Illinois. A summary published last Friday indicates underwater electric barriers, water jets and noise as favored ways to keep the big carp from getting closer to the lake.

Molly Flanagan of the environmental group, the Alliance for the Great Lakes, said it appears the recommendations haven`t been weakened. ...