What is absolutely totally stupid about this whole article is the fact that Asian Carp are already in the headwaters of the Mississippi and more are to follow as eggs carried on the feet of waterfowl as mud is transferred from one pond to another.
It is an unstoppable thing and these are the same fools that believe in changing climate of the earth and think they can change it.
However, it makes them feel good and think they accomplished something important so they can have their 15 minutes of fame and destroy the financial lives of hard working people who use that portion of the river for their lively-hoods while these “save the earth” bums receive government financial support and support from many other slimy forms of “save the earth” zealots.
Had to see what the carp population was like. The silver carp are the flying ones. “No established populations of bighead or silver carp are known to be in Minnesota...individual invasive carp have been caught...” A more recent article (below) indicates five were caught on the St. Croix river this year.
As a kid we would spear carp in Minnesota. They are all over the place. So that must have been another species - but they still seemed to be a trash fish and people said they mucked up the lakes. Not sure how bad they really are though.
http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-vs-asian-carp/145238045/
The above link is to an article about the asian carp, and how things are probably not as dire as it sounds. Nature, given a chance, can keep a balance.
Like anything, follow the $$...or, in this case OFFER the $$
$X for Y lbs/ton/etc.
Let the Free Market take over and...problem solved.