RecentFilingsinOriginalNos.1,2&3. What's New The Chief Justice’s 2013 Year-End Report. A new exhibition, Capturing Justice: Judicial Portraits by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, has been installed on the ground floor. The Court has adopted a revised version of the Rules of the Court to take effect July 1, 2013. Members of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the U. Clerk, Supreme Court of the U. Invasive Alien Species. Asian Carp Management. Asian Carp are an impending ecological disaster for the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes are the largest freshwater resource in the world, and it is the responsibility of federal and state agencies to protect this important ecosystem. An Asian carp working group made up of multiple Federal and state conservation partners has concluded that immediate action is needed to stop the carp from reaching Lake Michigan. Current Situation The electric barrier in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) will be shut down for two to five days in early December for routine maintenance, providing an opportunity for the Asian carp to advance up the canal toward Lake Michigan.
The electric barrier is currently the only protection against carp entering Lake Michigan via the CSSC. eDNA evidence suggests the Asian Carp are already very close to the electric barrier in the CSSC and are also present in the Des Plaines River and I & M canal. The Rapid Response Plan View Larger Map. Ady Gil sinks after whaling skirmish - ABC News (Australian Broa.
Updated Fri 8 Jan 2010, 11:59am AEDT The Sea Shepherd's anti-whaling speedboat Ady Gill has sunk after it was sliced in two by a Japanese whaling vessel during a clash in the Southern Ocean on Wednesday. Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson told ABC News Breakfast the Ady Gill went down shortly before 3:30am AEDT while it was being towed to a French research base by the group's Bob Barker boat. "I think they were towing for about six or seven hours," he said. "Even the act of towing was taking more water on. The Japanese vessel had cut the vessel completely in half and made it unseaworthy. " Six Sea Shepherd crew members were almost thrown overboard and one crew member suffered broken ribs when the Japanese whaling security ship, the Shonan Maru 2, ploughed through the bow of the high-tech Ady Gill on Wednesday. Both the Japanese whalers and the Sea Shepherd crew blame each other for the incident, which happened in Antarctic waters. 'Harassment and attack' 'An act of war' Diplomatic approach.
Asian Carp Management. Definition of Invasive Species. Definition of Invasive Species? Tetropium fuscum female (brown spruce longhorned beetle) Photo by CFS and CFIA Over the last few years there has been an ever increasing emphasis on invasive species. So just what is an invasive species? Official U.S. definitions regarding invasive species were provided in Executive Order 13112 signed by President William Clinton on February 3, 1999. " " means an alien species whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. " " means, with respect to a particular ecosystem, any species, including its seeds, eggs, spores, or other biological material capable of propagating that species, that is not native to that ecosystem.
" " means a group of organisms all of which have a high degree of physical and genetic similarity, generally interbreed only among themselves, and show persistent differences from members of allied groups of organisms. " " means the complex of a community of organisms and its environment. Asia Carp migration image. Invasive Species - Science. Video: Full Episode - Silence of the Bees - Colony Collapse Diso. Get access to content from your local PBS station.Get sneak previews from some of your favorite shows including Masterpiece, Nova, etc.See what's on tonight at your local PBS station. DNR.
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