Beware The Evil Asian Carp!

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Beware The Evil Asian Carp!

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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." :shock:

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."

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Post by shore finder »

well that sucks for the overall fishery we enjoy in ontario....... but it sounds like a blast to catch!! before I stab 'em!
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Thanks Captain,

Sounds like a big disaster is coming.


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Post by jwhite »

Definately not recent news.....they reported this a few years back. Most of those Youtube videos are at least a few years old.
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Asian carp???

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Hey Guy's don't panic yet...I couldn't list how many things were going to sink the fishery over my life time and it is better than ever right now ...zebra mussels, goby's, and a host of others...

Be happy...go fishing.

BIG JIM :D
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Post by fiiish »

This is just insane! Go fishing with a baseball bat ...or a gatling gun :lol:

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Post by fiiish »

This looks like it could be fun :wink:

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Woooooww

It's funny


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Post by Eli »

don't worry, the evil cormorants will eat them all.
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