Posted: 11.18.2010

 The U.S. Senate has approved legislation that
sponsors say aims to fight the spread of Asian carp into the Great
Lakes.

Author Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., says the Asian Carp Prevention
and Control Act adds the bighead carp species of Asian carp to a
list of injurious species. That prohibits the species from being
imported or shipped in the U.S.

Levin and Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, introduced the bill in
July 2009. The Senate passed it Wednesday.
A companion House bill that Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Ill.,
introduced is pending in the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime,
Terrorism and Homeland Security.

Levin says ``Asian carp pose a real, clear and growing threat to
the Great Lakes.'' He says the bill would give officials more tools
to fight the fish's spread.

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