Why the US Army electrifies this water

The Chicago and Sanitary Ship Canal is the path that invasive carp would take to reach the Great Lakes. So to stop them, the US Army Corps of Engineers has installed an electric barrier. Although for obvious reasons, I didn't get to see it close up. [The interviewee is project manager Jeff Zuercher, whose name caption got missed out! Apologies, Jeff.] Sources, apart from the interview and the team I talked to: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130400272 https://www.npr.org/2009/12/04/121104335/chicago-canal-flooded-with-toxin-to-kill-asian-carp https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5542199 https://apnews.com/article/d44c3701de7847bea3b7218e1f3d3fc8 https://dnr.wi.gov/news/mediakits/mk_carpcontrol.asp Edited by Dave Stevenson http://www.davestevenson.co.uk/ Thanks to Captain Nate at Peoria Carp Hunters https://peoriacarphunters.com/ 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) 📰 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER with good stuff from the rest of the internet: https://www.tomscott.com/newsletter/ ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/ https://youtube.com/lateralcast/ ➕ TOM SCOTT PLUS: https://youtube.com/tomscottplus 👥 THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES: https://youtube.com/techdif