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“The Perfect Catch” campaign: Asian carp is getting a new name and a public makeover

February 8, 2021   Canada, Inland Fisheries, National

Illinois officials and their partners want to give the invasive Asian carp threatening the Great Lakes a similar makeover. The goal: To grow the fish’s image as a healthy, delicious, organic, sustainable food source which will in turn, get more fishermen removing more tons of the fish from Illinois rivers just outside of Lake Michigan. Markets such as pet food, bait and fertilizer have expanded the use of invasive Asian carp in recent years. But “it’s been hard to get the human consumption part of this because of the four-letter word: carp,” A full-on media blitz is coming later this year to change that. >click to read< 09:51

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REWARD! Wanted! Dead or Alive! $100 Bounty for Black Carp Caught in Indiana

July 7, 2019   Inland Fisheries, National

Illinois’ Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering fishermen $100 for every black carp caught in Indiana, according to a web page posted Tuesday from Indiana’s DNR. Black carp are a breed of fish native to eastern Asia and populated the U.S. in the 1970–1980s. The fish are a serious threat to the surrounding wildlife in the area, including Indiana’s mussel populations. >click to read< 11:44

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Asian carp invasion headed our way

April 13, 2014   Inland Fisheries

Most sport fishermen are bitterly opposed to commercial fishing with nets. Many think their nets harm game fish populations. But the day might be coming when sport fishermen wish there were more commercial fishermen. Asian carp have invaded the lower reaches on the Tennessee,,, Read more here nooga.com  11:13

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