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Southern Illinois Business, University Look To Turn Invasive silver Asian Carp Into Gold

Dan Weisman   |

Oct 28, 2014 10:08 PM EDT

Talk about modern alchemy, or turning lemons into lemonade; Southern Illinois businesses and local academicians this week were exploring ways of turning invasive Asian carp into profits. An 11-member Chinese delegation along with U.S. conservation leaders are scheduled to tour American Heartland Fish Products in Grafton, Ill. near St. Louis Wednesday to learn what they can do with the massive numbers of Asian carp invading Midwest waterways.