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Americans can be picky about their fish, and if you ask a typical seafood lover if you can eat carp, you might get a puzzled look in return. This isn’t because carp aren’t edible. They ...
Carp eat snails that cling to aquatic plants and sucking up small mussels and clams. The problem, however, is that these can be tough foods to get on your hook.
CHICAGO - Asian carp may be poised to destroy commercial fishing as we know it in the Great Lakes - but Reggie McLeod of Winona, Minn., likes his smoked or ...
Asian carp have become an increasingly big headache in the United States. They were imported into the country in the 1970s to eat the algae at wastewater treatment plants, and to help clean up ...
If you're planning to eat your Lake Huron catch, you need to know which species are the safest. Check out Michigan's Eat Safe ...
Bighead carp eat species of zooplankton and silver carp consume phytoplankton, meaning that they compete with many native fish for resources, and established populations of the invaders can ...
As scientists and politicians grapple with how to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes, there's a move afoot to change the image of the giant, plankton-gobbling invasive species.
Midwestern states are spending millions every year to prevent a giant, goggle-eyed fish from invading rivers and lakes. But the Asian carp has firmly established a home in the Mississippi River ...
In the summer of 2010, Governor Quinn signed an agreement to ship up to 30-million pounds of Asian carp a year to China. He said at the time, “If you can’t beat ‘em, eat ‘em!” Now ...
A new name will soon be proposed for the Asian carp. The goal: To grow the fish's image as a healthy, delicious, organic, sustainable food source.
Asian carp, four different species originating from Asia, are widespread in the Mississippi River and surrounding streams. The fish – grass carp, black carp, bighead carp and silver carp ...