Escaped Asian carp US to blame as much as fish farm

In Arkansas, it was true that a fish farmer was the first to bring three species of Asian carp into the US, but then the government agencies got hold of them, they spawned them in research ponds, and they stocked them in sewage lagoons as an alternative to chemicals. They even canned them as a cheaper substitute for tuna.

Now some of these agencies admit that they careless in the 1970s and 1980s and were not really concerned about this invasive species. Also the farmers were actively encouraged to raise this species by the government. But now the same government has banned live transport of the Asian carp, and the fish farmers feel utterly betrayed. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers