Sustainable Dining and Commercial Fishing: The answer to invasive Asian carp? | |
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Credit: Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee. |
A professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia, Mark Morgan, has spent over a decade researching Asian carp, an invasive species to the United States. Also known as silver carp, the fish was introduced to the U.S. in the 1970s to help with water purification in catfish ponds. |
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Due to Midwest floods, carp made their way into other waterways, and Morgan says this led to the population exploding. The carp population grew more extensive than expected, becoming a burden in larger Midwest waters. Native species struggle to compete for food against the overpopulated carp species. |
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