- Governor Jim Doyle took Wisconsin's Great Lakes concerns to the top dogs in Washington .

The Governor participated in an Asian Carp summit with President Obama's Chief Science Advisor, alongside the governors of Illinois and Michigan.

In a phone conference Governor Doyle said the Obama Administration will pledge between 75 and 80 million dollars in research and resources to stop the destructive carp from spreading into the Great Lakes.

One way the administration will work to stop the invasive species is by building a third barrier downriver outside of Chicago starting this May.

Governor Doyle says he's pleased with the President's response to this issue, but says the argument whether to close the shipping locks outside of Chicago remains unresolved, "I did wish that they were going to tell us today that they would close the locks, but we were very encouraged that they said they are going to look at this with all the scientific facts, that they're working very hard on right now and within a, you know, within a month we'll have a recommendation on what to do with the locks."

The administration did agree to compile a complete report on all of the alternatives to closing the locks by March.

Doyle says he wants them closed, because the large Asian Carp could starve out other fish, damaging the Great Lakes Fishing Industry.

He says people against closing them say it could damage the Chicago shipping industry.