We all know about invasive species for most natural ecosystems and the havoc that create. Waterways are really exposed due to international shipping, and there are all sorts of invasive aquatic animals and vegetation.
One of the bad ones is the Asian Carp that's heading towards the Great Lakes via the Illinois River. So they are fair game. It seems they are prone to jumping out of the water when there are excessive vibrations or noise, so these guys Peoria Carp Hunters formed a club and hunt them while water skiing. The site has all kinds of cool stuff, but here is one of their videos.
When you quit laughing, just google Asian Carp 🙂
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Didn't you know, Carp is the new Salmon.
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For the life of me I don't know why they don't fish for these carp commercially. They're supposed to be without heavy metals unlike a lot of sport fish (I think carp are vegetarian).
> For the life of me I don't know why they don't fish for these carp commercially. They're supposed to be without heavy metals unlike a lot of sport fish (I think carp are vegetarian).
You're right, I don't think they are a dirty fish. But alledgely they taste like if you transposed the "r" and the "a", so I've heard. And the texture is like mashed potatoes. I've known people to smoke them, but they're still mushy. At least native species of carp.
My guess is the commercial use would be for fertilizer, or bear and/or mountain lion bait. Maybe pet food. Maybe they could use them for that fake crab meat - krab, or some other processed food product.
> > For the life of me I don't know why they don't fish for these carp commercially. They're supposed to be without heavy metals unlike a lot of sport fish (I think carp are vegetarian).
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> You're right, I don't think they are a dirty fish. But alledgely they taste like if you transposed the "r" and the "a", so I've heard. And the texture is like mashed potatoes. I've known people to smoke them, but they're still mushy. At least native species of carp.
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> My guess is the commercial use would be for fertilizer, or bear and/or mountain lion bait. Maybe pet food. Maybe they could use them for that fake crab meat - krab, or some other processed food product.
Shoot, I know. Fish sticks!
During Lent (right now) it's hard to get a seat at Joe Tess on Friday night...:-)
The Carp sandwich is excellent....:clap:
Cheers,
Radar
Carpe diem !
TNAI
