“Asian Carp Invasion: Potential Economic and Ecological Impacts in the Great Lakes” (video)

An episode of the CHIASMOS: The University of Chicago International and Area Studies Multimedia Outreach Source [video] podcast, hosted by The Center for International Studies at the University of Chicago, titled "“Asian Carp Invasion: Potential Economic and Ecological Impacts in the Great Lakes” (video)" was published on April 6, 2010 and runs 130 minutes.

April 6, 2010 ·130m · CHIASMOS: The University of Chicago International and Area Studies Multimedia Outreach Source [video]

Summary

A multi-disciplinary panel, held at the Shedd Aquarium, provided a public examination and discussion of the threat of Asian carp to Chicago and the Great Lakes. Experts in biology, economics and policy shared the most up to date information about how these species threaten the ecology of the Great Lakes, how closing Chicago waterways would affect the regional economy, and the broader implications for the Great Lakes region and environmental management. Cosponsored by the Program on the Global Environment and the Chicago Council on Science and Technology.

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