Comments on: Could Strobe Lights and "Bubble Curtains" Stop Invasive Asian Carp?

By: Janna Rhames

Janna Rhames — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:11:12 +0000

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By: tina n

tina n — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:46:05 +0000

why don’t they put something over the rivers in areas or wait until it freezes and turn on a motor
and let them jump up and knock themselves out? then scoop em up and sell to china as a delicacy
and if your tongue sticks to ice do fish? save a step and they are already flash frozen for the trip!

By: Frankie Fish

Frankie Fish — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:00:13 +0000

#5- It is easy to see which species of plants and animals are beneficial and which ones are not. Not to sound ignorant, but you are already on a computer! You don’t need to be hit in the head by a flying carp to know what a scourge is.

Just look up the envirenmental impact of the Goby and the Asian Carp.

Accidental introduction of destructive invasive species, like the Goby, call for safeguards to prevent future accidents from happening. When we knowingly introduce a destructive foreign species, like the Asian Carp, it is criminal and people should go to jail.

If some single mother bounces a check to pay for groceries, she will get in more trouble than the incredulous fools who ok’d and encouraged the import of the Asian Carp, and the Billions it will cost us.

By: Brian Too

Brian Too — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:39:19 +0000

Do the bubble curtains and strobe lights sound like an invitation to a carp disco party? Or is that just me?

By: James E.

James E. — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:19:51 +0000

I hear a lot about invasive species all over the world. The question I have is this a natural process or did someone dump a bunch of these fish somewhere? It seems to me that we are forever trying to stop any change in the ecosystem as we preserve it. Much like we stopped all forest fires in national parks. Then we discoed that the redwood need fire to seed, so now we allow natural fires to burn as long as it is not too dry and start controlled burns. All eco systems change and evolve. I think we need to evaluate where the change comes from and if we should try to mitigate the change or let it run its course.

By: Frankie Fish

Frankie Fish — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:18:58 +0000

#2- Zebra Mussels have led to the diasppearance of all native Mussels in Lake Michigan, clogged water intakes- so we have to chlorinate the best tap water in the country to access it, they’ve changed the make up of the Lake itself, leading to Walleye stocks that will soon be gone.

You need to educate your self to the threat that the Asian Carp poses to The Great Lakes. A fishing derby is as ridiculous an idea as any I’ve heard. Thanks to the arrogance of public officials, and the ignorance of the public at large, we are approaching a catastrophe.

The only thing I can think to do is introduce a species specific disease, so they can kill themselves off. It’s a desperate measure that’s years away, but I don’t know any realistic alternative.

By: Iain Park

Iain Park — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:45:08 +0000

It ain’t gunna happen. The asian carp will be or already are in the great lakes and that’s all there is to it.

By: Spironis

Spironis — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:35:30 +0000

Official Truth said Great Lakes’ eutrophication reversal would require 50-100 years and $billions/year. The zebra clam did it in a few years, for free. One suspects the Asian carp is less a problem than a wonderful answer nobody sitting atop a cash conduit wants to hear. Does Official Truth really believe a big aggressive fish would not be fished out to extinction by the simple expedient of allowing year ‘roud unlimited fishing?

You go to Michigan where chipmunks are hunted with deer slugs and tell the folks that there are bigger fish to fry in Illinois. Mark the path with sparse trail of beer cans.

By: fb36

fb36 — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:40:57 +0000

Always the best solution is biological control.
What is the natural predator of the asian carp?
How about humans?
Isn’t this fish edible?