There is interest in both countries in using Asian carp to supply their respective lobster fisheries which are experiencing a bait shortage as traditional sources decline: herring in the United States and mackerel in Canada. The state of Maine is poised to make a decision on Asian carp as a bait source by the end of May. Nova Scotia businessman Patrick Swim has been promoting the Asian carp bait project in Canada for 18 months. He says even a 10-cents-per-pound saving would be worth thousands of dollars a year to a fisherman. "It's oily, it's greasy, it slimes up well, according to fishermen. So they like it. And and it catches more lobster," he says. He calls carp a win-win solution to help knock down an invasive species and solve a bait shortage problem.