According to news reports, here, the Coast Guard has "approved" the electrification of a waterborne fence to keep Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes. A Congressional coalition had concerns over the delays in electrifying the fence:
Less than a week after a group of 29 U.S. senators and representatives wrote a letter demanding answers as to why an electric Asian carp barrier built in 2006 to keep the monstrous fish from invading the Great Lakes hadn’t been turned on, the Coast Guard has given it the green light.
The Coast Guard published some relevant documents, via their twitter feed.
Fact sheet, here. Coast Guard white paper, here.
Letter from Army Corps of Engineers to Coast Guard, here. Army press release, here.
October 31, 2008 letter from Council of Governors, here. Homeland Security's reponse, here.
Attempts to keep invasive species out of the Great Lakes frequently end up in litigation, with groups suing the federal government to prompt action and shippers suing State authorities when they invade on the province of the federal government.
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