Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

The Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee, known as the ICRCC, is made up of 26 organizations in the United States and Canada committed to working together to protect the Great Lakes from the threat of invasive carp.

Across the Great Lakes basin, ICRCC membership includes state, provincial, federal, tribal and municipal government agencies and bi-national commissions.

State agencies

  • Illinois Department of Natural Resources
  • Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
  • Indiana Department of Natural Resources
  • Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
  • Michigan Department of Natural Resources
  • Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
  • New York Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Ohio Department of Natural Resources
  • Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
  • Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
  • Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Tribes

  • Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians

U.S. Federal agencies

  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • National Park Service
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • U.S. Coast Guard
  • U.S. Department of Transportation
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • U.S. Geological Survey

Provincial and Canadian agencies

  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  • Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
  • Quebec Minist猫re de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs

Bi-national commissions

  • Great Lakes Commission
  • Great Lakes Fishery Commission

Municipal government agencies

  • Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Projects

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We partner with federally recognized Tribes, Alaska Native organizations, Alaska Native corporations and the Native Hawaiian community to manage or influence important habitats for wildlife.

Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee

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