Eat Those Asian Carp -- and Call 'Em 'Silverfin'
Silverfin Worker and Large Asian Carp
January 6, 2010 | Baton Rouge Business Report | AP Writer
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Eat lots of Asian carp, and call them "silverfin". That's the latest message from Louisiana's Department of
Wildlife and Fisheries.It's part of a new campaign to try to control bighead and silver carp, which were introduced into the United States in the 1970s to help manage aquaculture ponds and wastewater lagoons farther north. The fish made it into Louisiana waterways in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
"We will never be able to fully eradicate these fish, so we are trying to make the best out of what these fish have to offer," said Gary Tilyou, administrator for inland fisheries. "By creating a demand for the meat, we hope to create a commercial and recreational freshwater fishing industry for Asian carp." READ MORE...