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Battling the Asian carp threat to the Great Lakes Region
GLOBES Co-PI David Lodge sampling water from Chicago Canal
GLOBES Co-PI David Lodge collects water from the Chicago Sanitary and Shipping Canal to test for the presence of environmental DNA of Asian carp. The surveillance work is part of a contract with the US Army Corps of Engineers who oversee the electronic barriers constructed in the canals to prevent invasive species from entering Lake Michigan.
Credits: Center for Aquatic Conservation, University of Notre Dame