U.S. Rep. Dave Camp, R-Midland, this week told the Obama Administration that something must be done now to stop the threat of Asian carp. In response to the most recent update on the strategy for preventing the invasive species from entering the Great Lakes, Camp said he's glad to see the new plan will increase monitoring but that plan isn't good enough. “I am glad this administration’s revision to the Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework will increase monitoring and implement new measures to prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes," Camp said in a release. "However, hydrological separation is the only permanent solution to protect the $7 billion Great Lakes economy and the 800,000 jobs it supports." The federal government this week announced plans to spend $51.5 million in 2012 on the fight against Asian carp.
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