 The June sucker, which is known to live only in Utah Lake and its tributaries, has been listed as an endangered species since 1986, when biologists estimated there were fewer than 1,000 left.
When carp feed along the lake bottom, they rip out the weeds, which provide important hiding places for young June suckers. Without them, the suckers are easy pickings for hungry predators such as bass and walleye.
So people local to that area want to kill the Carp.
Some people even dream of converting them into biofuels.
"How cool would it be to be driving a car powered by carp?" said Cassie Mellon, a fish biologist with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
I don't know if it will be cool or not, in fact I imagine it would smell worse than normal gasoline. Bleck!
Or you could catch them and eat them....if you want to poison yourself.
In 2006, state officials warned against eating too much carp from Utah Lake because of carcinogens. PCB levels in the fish exceeded Environmental Protection Agency standards.
Researchers are evaluating ways to remove the toxic PCBs from liquefied carp so the fish meet consumption guidelines.
Anyone for some liquefied fish guts?Labels: carp, fish, wildlife |
