A mussel poop diet could fuel invasive carp’s spread across Lake Michigan
The fish are just a human-made waterway away from getting into the Great Lake

HOLY CARP If Asian carp (silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, shown) reach Lake Michigan, there might be enough food for the fish to survive there as long as they aren’t picky eaters.
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