ASIAN CARP CREATING PROBLEMS IN LOUISIANA WATERWAYS
KPLC TV 7
Posted: Jan 05, 2010 5:29 PM CST
Updated: Jan 05, 2010 5:29 PM CST
ASIAN CARP CREATING PROBLEMS IN LOUISIANA WATERWAYS
Members of the Asian carp family, mostly bighead and silver carp, have been tied to a number of
problems for both fishermen and the fish resources in Louisiana waterways.
These nuisance fish were introduced into the United States in the 1970s to help manage aquaculture
ponds and wastewater lagoons. They quickly escaped into the wild and eventually descended into
Louisiana waters from the north in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Asian carp are commonly found in
Louisiana in the Mississippi, Red and Ouachita rivers and Atchafalaya Basin. MORE...