Invasive bighead carp caught on the Minnesota River, upstream from Twin Cities. While a disappointing find, the single fish does not indicate the presence of an established population. Research and deterrent efforts are listed.
Water is a slippery subject: its visual and material properties spur intellectual inquiry and spiritual reverie; its fluctuating form repels categorization and confounds claims of ownership as it crosses property lines and national borders; and river and ocean currents facilitate commercial exchange along with environmental exploitation.