Deporting Carp – Solution To Invasive Asian Carp?
March 92010
The Asian Carp family were first introduced to the U.S. in the 1800s, it is widely believed. Since then they have become pretty wide spread. In fact, they have become an invasive species. Often they compete with indigenous aquatic life for resources. The way the carp feed (specifically the filtering and grubbing methods of the bighead and silver carp) disrupts and even destroys the plant life growing on the bottoms of waterways, it is felt.
It was hoped that carp would take off as a food source in the U.S. but it has not reached popularity here, as it has in China and South East Asia, where it has been a food source for thousands of years.
To get rid of the carp, some very interesting solutions have been suggested. One includes actually catching the carp and sending them to other countries, Israel for instance.
In effect, it looks like Washington big wigs want to deport the carp!
Even a better reason to go out and enjoy carp fishing!
So grab your coarse fishing tackle, catch a boat load, and ship them overseas!
Tight lines!