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Originally Posted by shouldazagged
Same for the two varieties of Asian carp, the "jumping" carp that are taking over rivers and endangering boaters. Buzzing along in a fishing boat and getting hit in the chops by a leaping twenty- or forty-pound fish is very bad news.
I understand there are efforts to develop commercial fisheries for the silver and big-head carp, which apparently are very good table fare. Snakeheads are also said to be tasty.
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The Cleveland Plain Dealer is always kvetching about the danger of Asian carp, and my response has ALWAYS been, "Fish the hell out of them." As I recall, I thought I saw somebody on TV make some pretty good meals of them, including gumbo, I think. There are SO many things you could do with a species that you WANT to get rid of, it's not even funny. They could be everything from food fish to cat food, to fertilizer.