Beware The Evil Asian Carp!
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:43 pm
Read an interesting article yesterday in the Globe & Mail about the Asian Carp invading and taking no prisoners.
The article says ecological disaster is certain in the near future if the mighty Asian Carp makes its way into the Great Lakes.
Apparently, the Asian Carp was brought to North America to clean up algae in catfish farms but it escaped of course. They've put up big electrical barriers but they're still on the way.
The article states that, "the Mississipi and Illinois Rivers have been overcome, and that carp represent 98 percent of the biomass in parts of those river systems."
The invading carp are the Bighead, Black, Grass and the Silver (check YouTube!) that jump out of the water "metres into the air when a motor boat or Jet Ski whizzes past." These carp are HUGE growing to over a metre long!
The article states, "ecologists predict they could out-eat every other species of fish in the Great Lakes and cause the collapse of an ecosystem."
The article says ecological disaster is certain in the near future if the mighty Asian Carp makes its way into the Great Lakes.
Apparently, the Asian Carp was brought to North America to clean up algae in catfish farms but it escaped of course. They've put up big electrical barriers but they're still on the way.
The article states that, "the Mississipi and Illinois Rivers have been overcome, and that carp represent 98 percent of the biomass in parts of those river systems."
The invading carp are the Bighead, Black, Grass and the Silver (check YouTube!) that jump out of the water "metres into the air when a motor boat or Jet Ski whizzes past." These carp are HUGE growing to over a metre long!
The article states, "ecologists predict they could out-eat every other species of fish in the Great Lakes and cause the collapse of an ecosystem."
