Join the fight to protect the Great Lakes

Help Protect The Great Lakes, Ecology, Tourism and Jobs: 

Help protect the Great Lakes from the Asian Carp. Join your Chamber by signing the petition on this link: http://www.stopasiancarp.com/

The Supreme Court will not hear the case to close the Chicago locks which would have helped prevent the spread of the Asian Carp into the Great Lakes.  What Can You Do?  Contact your Federal Legislators and tell them to protect the Great Lakes from this invasive species.--- CLICK HERE TO CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR.

Background:
The economic future of the $50 billion Great Lakes tourism industry is threatened by the spread of Asian Carp into Lake Michigan. Currently the Asian Carp, a massive fish (5 feet long weighing up to 100 pounds) with a reputation of jumping into boats, injuring fisherman and endangering natural resource vital to the fishing, boating and tourism industry, only live a few miles from Lake Michigan in the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. If allowed to migrate into Lake Michigan through the lock system in the Chicago area, wildlife experts believe the hyper-aggressive Asian Carp would breed quickly, dominate food supplies and push precious gaming fish into extinction. Thats not a chance your chamber and the business community is willing to take given the significant economic impact Asian Carp would have on a $7 billion commercial fishing industry in the Great Lakes region, not to mention the impact on tourism related industries. 

If you have questions contact:

Doug DeYoung
Director of Government Relations
deyoung@tcchamber.org