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24 Colo. J. Int'l Envtl. L. & Pol'y 459 (2013)
Carpe Lacum: Asian Carp and the Great Lakes

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Asian Carp and the Great Lakes
Justin Bonebrake*
The future depends on what you do today.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Table of Contents
I. IN TRO DU CTION  .................................................................................. 460
II. B ACK G ROUN D  .................................................................................. 46 1
A . The  Asian  Carp  Problem   ....................................................... 463
B. The Fight Against Invasive Species
in  the  G reat Lakes  Basin  ..................................................... 466
C . The  Lay  of the  Lakes ............................................................. 468
D . L itigation  ............................................................................... 472
III. THE LAW OF THE LAKES: LESSONS LEARNED ................................ 476
A. The Compact and the Agreement .......................................... 476
B . T he  L acey  A ct  ....................................................................... 483
C. Executive Orders: Carter and Clinton ................................... 486
D. Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention
and Control Act and the National Invasive Species Act ..... 488
V. FEDERALISM AND INTERSTATE COMPACTS .................................... 490
V . C ON CLU SION  .................................................................................... 495
* Justin Bonebrake holds a J.D. in Environmental and Natural Resources Law from the
University of Colorado Law School. He also holds a B.A. with Honors in Political
Science from the University of Michigan. He would like to dedicate this Note to his
friends and family who have supported him his entire life.