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FEDERATIONOFONTARIOCOTTAGERSASSOCIATIONS7MattSmithOFAHThetermAsiancarpreferstofourinvasivefishspeciesin-cludingBigheadCarpSilverCarpGrassCarpandBlackCarpcurrentlyestablishedintheMississippiriverbasin.Al-thoughnotknowntooccurintheGreatLakesAsiancarpwouldcausesignificantdamagetotheGreatLakesecosys-temsandthefisheriestheysupportiftheyweretobecomesuccessfullyestablished.BigheadCarpandSilverCarparepoisedtocausethemostsevereenvironmentalharm.Theselargebodiedplank-tivoresmeaningtheyfeedonzooplanktoncanweighupto40kgsandconsumeupto20oftheirbodyweighteachday.Toputthatintoperspective...Agrownmanof180lbswouldneedtoconsume36poundsoffoodinonedaytokeepupwithaBigheadorSilverCarp.ThisvoraciouseatinghabitwoulddisturbthenaturalbalanceoftheGreatLakesfoodchainandcouldhaveveryseriousnegativeimpacts.SilverCarparealsoknownforjumpingoutofthewaterwhenexcitedbythevibrationsofboatmotorscreatingapotentialhealthrisktoboatersthatmaystrikethem.TheGrassCarpfeedsprimarilyonvegetation.Thismayeliminatefoodsourcesordisturbsensitivespawningandnurseryhabitatfornativefishspecies.ThefeedinghabitsoftheGrassCarpmayalsoleadtoalgaebloomsandincreasedturbidityinthewaterstheyin-vade.TheBlackCarpisamolluscivoremeaningtheyfeedonmolluscsandposesaconsiderablethreattonativesnailandmusselspeciesmanyofwhicharealreadyatriskduetoenvironmentalchangesandtheintro-ductionofinvasivespeciessuchastheZebraMussel.WhatcanyoudoHelppreventtheentryorestablishmentofAsiancarpinOntariobyreportingpotentialsightingstotheInvadingSpeciesHotlineat1-800-563-7711oronlineatwww.EDDMapS.orgOntario.Spreadthewordinyourlocalcommunities.SignageandresourcematerialsaboutAsiancarpareavailablefororderatnocost.FormoreinformationaboutAsiancarpandotherUpdateAsianCarpOnMay272014FOCAsTracyLoganpresentedwithOFAHattheInternationalAssociationforGreatLakesResearchIAGLRannualconference.JoiningresearchersfromaroundtheworldattheeventinHamiltonTracyparticipatedinthesessionCitizenScienceOutreachandEducationintheGreatLakesBasin.ShesharedinformationabouttheFOCAAquaticInvasiveSpeciesMonitoringProgramandtheimportantcitizensciencerolethatlakeassociationscanplaybyinvasivespeciesortoorderresourcematerialsvisitwww.invadingspecies.comorcalltheInvadingSpeciesHotlineat1-800-563-7711.TogetherwecankeepAsiancarpOUToftheGreatLakes.InternationalScienceConferencemonitoringforandtherebyfacilitatingtheearlydetectionofaquaticinvasives.IAGLRisascientificorganizationmadeupofresearchersstudyingtheGreatLakesotherlargelakesoftheworldandtheirwatershedsaswellasthosewithaninterestinsuchresearch.IAGLRmembersencompassallscientificdisciplineswithacommoninterestinthemanagementoflargelakeecosystemsonmanylevels.FOCAsTracyLoganandAlisonKirkpatrickofOFAHAquaticInvasiveSpeciesOutreachspokeatIAGLRMay2014