Subj : Carp
To   : DALE SHIPP
From : JIM WELLER
Date : Sun Jul 24 2022 19:30:00

-=> Quoting Dale Shipp to Dave Drum <=-

 DS> I would often fish for carp for sport.
 DS> If I could I would disengage the hook and release them
 DS> back into the bay.

All carp are invasive species, even the so-called common carp that
some people think is native here. (It isn't.) They disrupt the
supply of native plankton, shellfish and desirable fish stocks,
especially the various recently introduced Asian carp.

The Mississippi River system is being destroyed by them. And because
there are canals connecting to the Great Lakes, Ontario is
quite alarmed about the situation.

If Asian carp are caught they should either be eaten, used as
fertiliser or chopped up and returned to the water in pieces as fish
food. They should not be release alive. In fact it is illegal to do
so in Canada.

In Ontario if an angler ever catches an Asian carp he is supposed to
report it to an 800 number monitored by the Ontario Ministry of
Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF).

To prevent these unwanted invaders from coming into the province,
Ontario has listed all four species of Asian carps (Silver Carp,
Bighead Carp, Grass Carp, and Black Carp) as prohibited under the
Invasive Species Act, about 7 years ago.  It is illegal to
keep them as a pet, release one to the wild or even possess a live
one.

Cheers

Jim


.... Dr. Pepper was a fizzician.

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