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Asian Carp: If You Can't Beat 'em, Eat 'em

Print Media | Sat - February 13, 2010 9:31 am | Article Hits:4223

ABC News CHICAGO: As Asian Carp Threaten to Invade Northern Lakes, Chicago Chef and Other Grocers Offer Solutions to Expanding Problem MORE

Du Jour: Chef Philippe Parola

Print Media | Mon - January 25, 2010 9:04 am | Article Hits:3251

Baton Rouge-based Chef Philippe Parola is on a crusade to rid the world of a pesky invader by putting it on the
plate. The last few weeks have found him on ABC World News Tonight, on NPR and in newspapers
nationwide, revealing his campaign to rebrand the nonnative Asian carp from ecological spoiler to the culinary
delicacy now named "silver fin." MORE

Don't Let Pesky Silverfins Off the Hook

Print Media | Thu - January 21, 2010 10:45 am | Article Hits:2377

Chef Philippe Parola said it’s not every day that opportunity jumps in your boat. And, that, he added, is exactly
what happened to him last summer when he was fishing for gar near Pierre Part. MORE

Let Fish Jump Into the Pan

Print Media | Sun - January 17, 2010 9:40 am | Article Hits:11441

2theAdvocte.com - How many fishermen talk about the days when fish were jumping in the boat?
In several Louisiana waterways, fish are. MORE

State Touts Fishing for Silverfin

Print Media | Wed - January 13, 2010 10:23 am | Article Hits:4515

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on Tuesday kicked off a marketing campaign to tempt chefs and consumers to try two species of Asian carp that have invaded the state’s waterways. MORE

Asian Carp Getting an Appetizing Image

Print Media | Fri - January 8, 2010 3:36 am | Article Hits:2295

HOUMA — The notorious invasive fish known for leaping from the water and smacking unsuspecting fishermen may soon make it to a dinner table near you. MORE

Eat Those Asian Carp -- and Call 'Em 'Silverfin'

Print Media | Wed - January 6, 2010 2:40 am | Article Hits:2112

BATON ROUGE BUSINESS REPORT - "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." MORE

ASIAN CARP CREATING PROBLEMS IN LOUISIANA WATERWAYS

Print Media | Tue - January 5, 2010 2:03 am | Article Hits:2266

LOUISIANA - 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. MORE

Asian Carp Cuisine

Print Media | Wed - July 15, 2009 6:17 am | Article Hits:2841

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant: By dining on these invasive fish and requesting more from your local grocery store or fish market (or even catching them on your own!)b, you can help reduce their numbers and thus their overall impact on our native species. MORE

Rodent Infestation Antidote: Cream Sauce

Print Media | Tue - July 28, 1998 8:11 am | Article Hits:2267

Cuisine: As nutria thrash Louisiana's ecosystems, state cooks up a response. Chefs are willing, but diners are wary. MORE