Asian Carp

[thudpucker]

I like the NatGeo and Sci Channels for the kind of info Crappie doc just mentioned.
Throuout the history of our world, the good and bad are events are captured in the Ice, or even in the Fossils recovered in the Deserts and Mountains.
We'v had some pretty severe weather changes. Most of them are Short term though in terms of Geology they are blinks of an eye.
Rabbits are interesting. They will over populate, die off and overpopulate again. Same with Grouse and some other species.
Fish are a little different.

I was on the Fish n Game advisory board for awhile. I listed to Fish Biologist's till I was just about able to understand what they were saying.
The sad part about what they know, come's in arrears. Some tragedy happens, they start looking into it and eventually they know the answer, yet we still have to put up with the effects of the Tragedy.
So F&G comes up with some rules and process' to keep our species safe and in control.
The Overall message the PhD's of Fish&Game would like us to adhere to is: "Dont be screwing with Mother Nature's setup's and process'"

You cannot predict the future for certain. Meaning maybe the Carp wont be a problem. But what if it went the other way?
Our best defence against what might go wrong, is to try and make it like it was before it might get out of hand.

[Hanr3]

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I did some more research, appears "Asian" Carp have been in the US since the 1800's. They are used in Florida to control the growth of weeds/algie. They were introduced as a food source, but they are no longer as desireable as int eh past. There are several (4?) varieties of "Asian Carp".

This off Wekipedia.
As foodAsian carp have been a popular food fish in Asia for thousands of years. However, many people in North America associate the term carp with Common Carp, an unrelated bottom-feeding, worse-tasting fish that were introduced from Eurasia much earlier.^[33]
The pearly white flesh - complicated by a series of bones - is said to taste like cod or described as tasting like a cross between scallops and crabmeat. They are low in mercury because they don't eat other fish. In order to make the fish more appealing to American consumers, the fish have been renamed Silverfin or Kentucky Tuna. ^[34] There also volunteer efforts to increase the popularity further by making and selling fish cakes and using the entrails to make fertilizer. Carp Cavier is also increasing in popularity and is an alternative to further endangering sturgeon.

Did you know that the band wagon most of you are jumping on is becuase of the federal government? The feds determined they are an invasive species. Could this be a ploy by the current administration to divert attention from poor performance? After all, the Grass Carp have been in the Mississippi since the 1970's.

[fishfinder8]

I read in the paper the other day that we are netting them, gutting them, freezing them and selling them to China. The paper said they are selling them for more that their farm raised ones but the people in china say they taste better than theirs.

[thudpucker]

Hanr3 I doubt if Zero even knows of Carp and fishing, but the State's F&G might be doing exactly what you say.
Out of curiousity, what's your objection to the rest of us trying to pare down the amount of Asian Carp in our waterways?

This band wagon your talking about is to help preserve our fishing as we know it. The solutions of "Catchemanywayyoucan" and eat them or whatever is good because we need to do something quickly.

Yes, there are already business' selling them back to the orientals in this country and also some other countries as well.
In U.S. new rules for Chinatown markets say; "NO live fish sold to anybody!" as a way of preventing some other species from ASIA entering our waterways.

[MO' MONEY]

They're a real pain... We tail hooked this one on a crank on a MS river oxbow... took us 15 mins to get him to the boat

[crappiedoc]

Check out USGS asian carp, they got facts!!!

[Hanr3]

Check out USGS asian carp, they got facts!!!

Incomplete facts. Not even the experts agree that Asian Carp will have any effect on the Great Lakes.

[south point]

I don"t think there is anything anybody can do about this. whats done is done and asian carp are here to stay. all I can do is pick up a bow (or shotgun) and try to do my part at controlling the population. and its loads of fun!

[jpdawg]

Very little if anything was done about this problem until these fish were a threat to the great lakes. Then lets throw the kitchen sink and every resource we have at the problem.

"Close the barn door after the horse gets out", should be our government motto.

[barrelslime]

I bet you all can guess where I stand on Aisian Carp.