Asian Carp From Us To Be Sold In Asia

[Outside Bend]

Probably a Grass carp, put there to cut back on vegetation. They have the same low eye alignment that the Asian carp do. Being filter feeders, I don't know that they can survive that well in lake water, at least I thinks its questionable.

They survive fine in aquaculture ponds, as well as backwater areas on the large rivers. But I do think they need flowing water in order to successively spawn.

[Indiana Trout]

Where I am glad that they have discovered a use for them, I'd be happy if they'd have kept the bloody things "home" in the first place...(Yes, I know how they got there )

[oneshot]

Some may call BS on this but just yesterday I was telling my wife it wouldn't be that hard to get a market for Asian Carp.Then I see this on the T.V.

Back when I was first married people would pay to fish for Common Carp and would see them at the Store.I still fish for them,have plenty Canned and Bake them up fresh.

Paid to catch these back in '70.

oneshot

[Wayne SW/MO]

But I do think they need flowing water in order to successively spawn.

That would be part of survival, at least of the species. I know a lot of Grass carp have been introduced into small waters and they get very big.

I believe the Bighead gets up there too. The Asian carp invasion is just another example of congress shutting the barn door after the horse is out.

Oneshot I remember there were a lot of fish for carp and catfish lakes. I suspect that many went out of business when commercial fishing was stopped on the Missouri. I think that's where most of the stock came from, at least that's what I always heard.

[RSBreth]

Of course, there's the option of selling them back to "where they came from".

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