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"Flying" Asian carp in the news - in Illinois
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-L.
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"Flying" Asian carp in the news - in Illinois
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> Maybe you've heard already?
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http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a.../-1/BUSINESS07
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> In one day(?), 78 boats managed to net an average of 23 carp each (they
> jump when disturbed by a motorboat, but will not bite a lure).
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> The article says many people say the carp tastes bland, with annoying
> small bones, but there IS a market. In the meantime, it's a very bad
> menace to the native fish.
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> Lenona.
I wonderif they could introduce a native predatory species to keep the
populations in check...?
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