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Overrun

Dispatches from the Asian Carp Crisis

by Andrew Reeves
Mike Chamberlain
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Politicians, ecologists, and government wildlife officials are fighting a desperate rearguard action to halt the onward reach of Asian Carp, four troublesome fish now within a handful of miles from entering Lake Michigan. From aquaculture farms in Arkansas to the bayous of Louisiana; from marshlands in Indiana to labs in Minnesota; and from the Illinois River to the streets of Chicago where the last line of defense has been laid to keep Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes, Overrun takes us on a firsthand journey into the heart of a crisis. Along the way, environmental journalist Andrew Reeves discovers that saving the Great Lakes is only half the challenge. The other is a radical scientific and political shift to rethink how we can bring back our degraded and ignored rivers and waterways and reconsider how we create equilibrium in a shrinking world.
With writing that is both urgent and wildly entertaining, Andrew Reeves traces the carp's explosive spread throughout North America from an unknown import meant to tackle invasive water weeds to a continental scourge that bulldozes through everything in its path.

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    March 12, 2019

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      • ISBN: 9781977354853
      • File size: 358526 KB
      • Duration: 12:26:55

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Mike Chamberlain narrates Reeves's fish story in the voice of a classic reporter. His delivery has the feel of an investigation as Reeves pursues the story behind an $18 billion proposal to block Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes through access points in the Chicago area. Reeves goes back to the beginning: In the 1960s, carp were introduced as a biological solution. Carp that fed on weeds were seen as better for the environment than herbicides. The carp have since become an invasive species, adapting and expanding their footprint. Reeves details efforts to sterilize them and other attempts to stop their proliferation, including a push to bring them to skeptical diners. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

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