Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Silver carp jump out of the water as a boat with passengers travels along the Fox River in Illinois. Silver carp jump in the Fox ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

In the 1960s and 70s, Asian carp were introduced to the southern U.S. to control algal blooms. A series of unfortunate events, including floods and human error, helped the fish escape into the ...

Michigan's Eat Safe Fish Guide provides food safety advice for fish caught in Lake Huron. Recommended serving sizes vary by species and sometimes size, with carp carrying a "do not eat" advisory for ...

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 ...

“If you can create a successful market around the fish, then the markets can be a tool to manage them,” says Ben Meadows, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Alabama Birmingham.