Lake Erie tributaries could support Asian carp

Ohio’s Maumee River could be a highly suitable spawning ground for invasive Asian carp, according to a recent study from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Scientists have debated whether an Asian carp population could take hold in the Great Lakes given the system’s cooler temperatures and mussel-driven decline in plankton, the carp’s main food source. According to the USGS, western Lake Erie is warm enough to sustain young Asian carp, and the Maumee River is warm enough and free of barriers to drifting, incubating eggs.

The Sandusky and Grand rivers were listed as moderately suitable.

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