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Asian Carp Control in the Great Lakes Asian Carp Control in the Great Lakes GLSLCI Meeting GLSLCI Meeting June 18 2010 June 18 2010 John D. Rogner John D. Rogner Illinois Department of Natural Resources Illinois Department of Natural Resources Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Overview Overview • Asian carp • Chicago Area Drainage Chicago Area Drainage • Range and spread of carp Range and spread of carp • Asian Carp and Dispersal Barrier Background Asian Carp and Dispersal Barrier Background • Draft Framework Approach • Draft Framework Approach Draft Framework Approach Draft Framework Approach – Draft Framework Short­term Actions term Actions – Draft Framework Long­term Actions term Actions • Funding • Comments Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

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Why we’re worried Why we’re worried • Large bodied (>100 lbs) Large bodied (>100 lbs) – Bighead: 5 feet, 90 pounds Bighead: 5 feet, 90 pounds – Silver: 3 feet, 60 pounds Silver: 3 feet, 60 pounds • Eating machines – Up to 20% of body weight/day Up to 20% of body weight/day – Planktivores – Planktivores – Eat same food as natives Eat same food as natives • Reproduce, develop quickly Reproduce, develop quickly – 1 female = 1­ 500 million eggs 500 million eggs – Grow to ~10” in year 1 • Tend to jump when startled Tend to jump when startled Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Saint Louis Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Chicago Area Drainage Chicago Area Drainage Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Chronologic Upstream Movement Chronologic Upstream Movement of Asian Carp of Asian Carp Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Des Plaines Chicago Sanitary Chicago Sanitary I&M Canal River and Ship Canal and Ship Canal Barriers Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Barrier Effect Barrier Effect Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

RRP ­Turn up Barrier 2A Turn up Barrier 2A ­two volts per inch, 15 Hertz volts per inch, 15 Hertz frequency and 6.5 milliseconds frequency and 6.5 milliseconds pulse rate pulse rate (08.12.09) Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Stopping the Spread: Stopping the Spread: Rapid Response Rotenone Application Rapid Response Rotenone Application • December 2009, Barrier IIA December 2009, Barrier IIA down for maintenance • 400+ respondents, 30+ agencies 400+ respondents, 30+ agencies and organizations • Results… • Results… – Barrier maintenance success Barrier maintenance success – Confirmed presence of Asian carp Confirmed presence of Asian carp in canal Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Net Locations One additional net yellow lines represent locations set on yellow lines represent locations set on was set downstream 12/05/09 and raised on 12/06/09 reset on 12/05/09 and raised on 12/06/09 reset on 12/06/09 and raised on 12/07/09 12/06/09 and raised on 12/07/09 600 linear feet trammel net (all other nets were 300 linear feet) Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Overland Flow Overland Flow Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

eDNA Monitoring and Detection eDNA Monitoring and Detection Positive eDNA detections above barriers Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

ASIAN CARP REGIONAL ASIAN CARP REGIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE COORDINATING COMMITTEE STRUCTURE STRUCTURE RCC RCC USEPA, USFWS, USCG, USACE, USGS, GLFC, IDNR, IEPA, USEPA, USFWS, USCG, USACE, USGS, GLFC, IDNR, IEPA, InDNR, MWRD, City of Chicago InDNR, MWRD, City of Chicago Invasion Monitoring and Monitoring and Communications Control Rapid Response Rapid Response WG WG WG WG Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Asian Carp Control Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework Strategy Framework • Goal: Prevent establishment of self Goal: Prevent establishment of self­sustaining carp populations in the Great Lakes populations in the Great Lakes – Integrate and unify future actions of participating agencies, Integrate and unify future actions of participating agencies, develop collaborative approach develop collaborative approach – Transition to multi­tiered defense (beyond barriers) tiered defense (beyond barriers) • Dynamic document based on growing body of knowledge Dynamic document based on growing body of knowledge gained from research and monitoring gained from research and monitoring • Strategy: “…move quickly on proven solutions, and Strategy: “…move quickly on proven solutions, and consider, develop, and test potential solutions and employ consider, develop, and test potential solutions and employ those that are most sound.” those that are most sound.” Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Strategic Framework: Short Strategic Framework: Short Strategic Framework: Short Strategic Framework: Short­ ­ and Long and Long­ ­term Actions term Actions term Actions term Actions Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Framework: Framework: Short­term Actions term Actions • Carp population suppression measures Carp population suppression measures • Enhanced detection measures Enhanced detection measures – Increased sample collection – eDNA indicator refinement • Structural operation variations • Structural operation variations Structural operation variations Structural operation variations • Emergency engineering measures Emergency engineering measures • Expedited biological control assessments • Enhanced electric barrier operations Enhanced electric barrier operations Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Barrier Status and Funding Barrier Status and Funding • Construction Status – Barrier I activated in 2002 Barrier I activated in 2002 – Barrier II A activated in 2009 Barrier II A activated in 2009 – Barrier II B to be completed in late 2010 Barrier II B to be completed in late 2010 • Funding Status • Funding Status – Funding provided in federal budgets Funding provided in federal budgets – Construction and operations Construction and operations Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Chicago Area Drainage Chicago Area Drainage Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Net Sets #3 and #4 #3 – 200 feet 3 inch mesh trammel net – set from bank to bank #4 – 900 feet – 3.25 inch mesh trammel net – set down middle of channel Net #5 – 600 feet – 3.25 inch mesh trammel net – set down middle of channel Net #6 – 600 feet – 3 inch mesh trammel net – set down middle of channel Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Sampling Totals from 5/12/10 Sampling Totals from 5/12/10 • Common Carp – 439 • Goldfish – 7 • Carp X Goldfish Hybrid – – 27 • Gizzard Shad – 42 • Channel Catfish – 5 • Channel Catfish – 5 • Largemouth Bass – 9 • Northern Pike – 1 • Rock Bass – 2 • Black Bullhead – 2 • White Sucker – 11 Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

EVALUATION OF RISK EVALUATION OF RISK Must we seek to eliminate all Asian carp Must we seek to eliminate all Asian carp above the barrier? If not, how few provide an acceptable risk? If not, how few provide an acceptable risk? If so, are there effective and more targeted If so, are there effective and more targeted control options besides broad rotenone control options besides broad rotenone applications? Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Framework: Framework: Long­term Actions term Actions • Efficacy study • Inter­basin feasibility study basin feasibility study • Ecological­separation • Modified lock operations Modified lock operations • Commercial market • Commercial market Commercial market Commercial market enhancement and ongoing enhancement and ongoing fish population suppression fish population suppression • Biological controls Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

Framework: Framework: Funding Funding • Short­term actions – $38.6 million • Long­term actions – $39.9 million • Funding Sources • Funding Sources – Great Lakes Restoration Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: $57.4 million – Base Program Funding: $21.1 Base Program Funding: $21.1 million Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee