Americans can be picky about their fish, and if you ask a typical seafood lover if you can eat carp, you might get a puzzled look in return. This isn’t because carp aren’t edible. They definitely are, ...

Silver carp jump in the Fox River in Illinois. (Ryan Hagerty/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service via Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee) Midwestern states are spending millions every year to ...

ST. LOUIS — Cod, catfish and shrimp will find their way to St. Louisans' plates as fish fry season officially kicks off on Feb. 14. However, a fish not often offered on menus is becoming a larger ...

MISSOURI, USA — An "environmental ticking timebomb" threatens the Mississippi River and Missouri's waterways. A new kids' book offers a potentially simple and effective solution. Carp were introduced ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — You’re in the mood for fish and your server suggests a dish of invasive carp. Ugh, you might say. But how about broiled copi, fresh from the Mississippi River? Here’s the catch: ...

Silver carp jump in the Fox River in Illinois. (Ryan Hagerty/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee) Credit: Ryan Hagerty / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

In the Midwest, Asian carp are making their way up the Mississippi River and its tributaries. The foreign invaders can grow to be 80 to 100 pounds. They're ravenous eaters, consuming up to 40 percent ...

The term " Asian carp " collectively refers to four species: bighead, silver, grass, and black. The voracious eaters ...

The state of Illinois received two small parcels of land near the Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Des Plaines River in a ...

Finally, something to unite President Donald Trump, his Democratic opponents and the Canadians he's threatening to annex: a ...

Growing up, I was fascinated (and horrified) by stories of invasive species. As a kid who wanted to be a marine biologist, the lionfish invasion off the Florida coast was heartbreaking. I couldn’t ...

Midwestern states are spending millions every year to prevent a giant, goggle-eyed fish from invading rivers and lakes. But the Asian carp has firmly established a home in the Mississippi River basin, ...