TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Republicans and Democrats in Ohio's congressional delegation are calling on the Trump administration to release a report on ways to stop Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes.
Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown, Republican Sen. Rob Portman and Rep. Marcy Kaptur, a Democrat from Toledo who co-chairs the House Great Lakes Task Force, are all asking for the report to be made public.
The calls are growing after a live Asian carp was discovered last week in a Chicago waterway about 9 miles (14 kilometers) from Lake Michigan.
Scientists fear that if Asian carp get into the Great Lakes they could compete with native species and devastate the region's $7 billion fishing industry.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, who this week announced his run for governor, says he also wants the report released.
Ohio politicians call for release of Asian carp study
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