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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The fish – grass carp, black carp, bighead carp and silver carp – were brought to the United States in the 1970s to feed on algae in aquaculture ponds. When released into the wild, they spread rapidly ...

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 ...

Scientist Jim Lamer holds an invasive silver carp on the Illinois River. (Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco/WNIJ-Northern Public Radio) Buy Photo Midwestern states are ...

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 ...

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 ...