The first step in any battle plan is to "know your enemy."

• What do these invaders look like?
• What makes them different from what’s already here?
• How does this make them so dangerous?

Lesson Plan

Additional Resources

Student Investigation Resources:

• Fish Dissection Game - from Oracle Thinkquest
• Freshwater Fish Anatomy - Wisconsin Sea Grant
• Bighead and Silver Carp facts - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Supplemental Resources:

• Silver Carp Interactive Map - U.S. Geological Survey
• Big Head Carp Interactive Map - U.S. Geological Survey
• What Are Asian Carp and Why Are They A Problem? - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Asian Carp Brochure (PDF) - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service


• Big Head and Silver carp images (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Click thumbnail to view larger image.
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Video Supplements (click on the links below to view additional footage not included in the program):

• Asian Carp ID- Lateral Line Count- In this segment, John Hageman shows Dante a feature that helps identify Silver carp.