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An undated handout image of a bigheaded carp. Fish that leap into passing boats may be a fisherman's fantasy, but scientists fear that hyperactive Asian carp will reach the U.S. Great Lakes, devour the base of the food chain, and spoil drinking water for 40 million people. REUTERS/Handout


1 posted on 02/20/2006 11:05:15 PM PST by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

offer a bounty on em


2 posted on 02/20/2006 11:12:53 PM PST by Texas_Jarhead
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ping


3 posted on 02/20/2006 11:16:14 PM PST by lesser_satan
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To: NormsRevenge
scientists fear that hyperactive Asian carp will reach the U.S. Great Lakes, devour the base of the food chain and spoil drinking water for 40 million people.

Surely it is this crisis that will destroy us all.

I had road rage in the pool, and my brother had El Nino. I almost picked shark attacks.

Any losers out there still holding on to their Y2K tickets?

4 posted on 02/20/2006 11:20:55 PM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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More illegal immigrants...fish this time....


5 posted on 02/20/2006 11:23:00 PM PST by ARCADIA (Abuse of power comes as no surprise)
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To: NormsRevenge; GreenFreeper; girlangler

ping - Thought this might interest you


6 posted on 02/20/2006 11:31:03 PM PST by proud_yank (Liberalism - The 'Culture of Ignorance'.)
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Article is a good example of writing by a reporter who is illiterate in science and engineering. It goes straight into catastrophic hysteria.

I doubt that the original handout was so emotionally charge. Such writing avoids a clear statement of the problem, so you have to accept on faith the proposed solution, which is give lots of money to pseudo-scientists claiming to be ecologists.

(In my lifetime the once exciting and exacting study of ecological systems has degenerated to pseudo-science.)

8 posted on 02/20/2006 11:31:47 PM PST by JohnCliftn (In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Good Will.)
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scientists fear
devour ... and spoil
"It is a crisis,"
global environmental crises
could set off an ecological collapse
enhancing algae growth, some of which emit toxins that can cause itchiness, illness and even death.
bar ocean vessels from the lakes

OMG - we are all gonna die!

The dire consequences from the carp's arrival may serve another purpose: publicizing the global issue of invasive species that cost hundreds of billions of dollars to fight.

Public outrage that followed the Cuyahoga River catching fire in Cleveland in 1969 spurred passage of the U.S. Clean Water Act.

Oh, never mind....it is just more environazi fear mongering.

10 posted on 02/20/2006 11:37:26 PM PST by Just A Nobody (NEVER AGAIN - Support our troops. I *LOVE* my attitude problem! Beware the Enemedia.)
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To: NormsRevenge

What does the Hildabest's picture have to do with the story?


12 posted on 02/20/2006 11:40:38 PM PST by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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"The (Asian) leaping fish are silver carp that jump haphazardly when alarmed by passing boats and have injured boaters,"

Sheesh, even their fish can't drive.

13 posted on 02/20/2006 11:59:46 PM PST by TheCrusader ("The frenzy of the mohammedans has devastated the Churches of God" Pope Urban II ~ 1097A.D.)
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Perhaps Global Warming will be the death of these fish?!


14 posted on 02/21/2006 1:11:03 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (Peace Begins in the Womb)
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Fish that leap into passing boats may be a fisherman's fantasy

Hey wait a minute, we could start a new fishing contest. No rod and reel just a boat shaped like a catchers mitt.
16 posted on 02/21/2006 1:35:30 AM PST by carumba (The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. Groucho)
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I saw a program about these carp yesterday. These fish appear unnatural when you see literally thousands of them flying out of the water every time a boat passes.

They are the definition of an invasive species, and will likely not be stoppable by man.


17 posted on 02/21/2006 2:36:00 AM PST by mmercier (thrown in the mix and tossed out of bars)
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those fish are fun to after, good fight


18 posted on 02/21/2006 2:37:09 AM PST by MetalHeadConservative35 (Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes. (i fear the greeks even when they bring gifts))
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The water clears of algae because the fish eat it, which causes ....algae bloom? Huh?

Are they edible?

Feed the homeless. Give 'em a boat. No need to teach 'em to fish. No excuses.

"Why should we have to eat CARP!"

"It's DEGRADING!"

"Closure!"

19 posted on 02/21/2006 2:57:50 AM PST by dasboot
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Norm ... you just know how to start a day ...
This article is polluted with gags ... too many to comment on ... but these seemed to go together ... to me ...

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"But scientists believe the carp, which escaped lagoons in Arkansas during late 1990s flooding, could set off an ecological collapse in the lakes, ruining the primarily recreational $5 billion fishery and posing a threat to water quality for millions of people.

and

"The leaping fish are silver carp that jump haphazardly when alarmed by passing boats and have injured boaters, some of whom have taken up garbage can lids as shields."

.

Since the late '90's, those carp from Arkansas have been jumping around and threatening and violating the somewhat still, calm waters of America.
And the sheilds ?

Our own Viking Kitties come to mind.

20 posted on 02/21/2006 3:24:15 AM PST by knarf (A place where anyone can learn anything ... especially that which promotes clear thinking.)
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FYI..This past Sunday's PBS "Nature" had a show which showed this...the scientists studying the fish have determined that the react to a very slight electric current by jumping..that's how they study the fish population..they showed them hitting the switch, then the lake literaly exploded with these carp leaping into the air..check your local PBS station..they usually rerun it during the week..


21 posted on 02/21/2006 3:27:42 AM PST by ken5050 (Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to propagate her gene pool. Any volunteers?)
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"It is a crisis," said Phil Moy...

Oh, carp, carp, carp. Sheesh!

22 posted on 02/21/2006 3:38:45 AM PST by LRS
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Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to drive a boat and he will eat carp for a life time.


25 posted on 02/21/2006 5:18:06 AM PST by wolfcreek
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I recommed Cheney fish with a 28 gauge. The carp don't stand a chance.


27 posted on 02/21/2006 5:27:44 AM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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Must be time for the untenured con-men to beg for taxpayer grants. Besides, nearly everyone living near the Great Lakes died back in the 1970s from eating the polluted fish. And those who survived will be eaten by alligators migrating north or polar bears heading south to escape global warming.


29 posted on 02/21/2006 5:44:59 AM PST by sergeantdave (And on the second day The Lord created February - the slowest month of the year.)
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