Who here has eaten Carp fish? Article I found interesting in the WSJ

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In Kentucky Lake, a giant reservoir on the Kentucky-Tennessee border, silvery Asian carp the size of healthy piglets flop out of the water, sometimes hitting boats. They are everywhere—and creating an economic problem.

The invasive fish are scaring away tourists and threatening recreational fishing businesses because most anglers seek crappies and bass, not the bottom-feeding Asian carp. Southern states are ramping up efforts to control the problem, but some officials worry they may be too late.

For years, Midwestern states and the federal government have spent millions of dollars on research, electric barriers and other methods to keep Asian carp from infiltrating the Great Lakes and hurting its ecology and $7 billion annual fishing industry.

The fish, often weighing 15 or 20 pounds and sometimes more, slam into hulls and leap into boats, sometimes hitting people. They reproduce year-round, with their spawn quickly growing too large for potential predators. They eat up much of the plankton, upsetting the food chain and hurting popular fish species. Businesses have tried to get Americans to start eating carp, so far with little success.

David Alvey, 37 years old, who has lived and fished on the 160,000-acre lake his entire life, said small businesses have seen visits from out-of-towners decline as the carp have spread.

“You’ll hear them hit the bottom of your boat all the time,” he said. “It’s always a concern that one of them is going to fly up and hit some kid on your boat.”

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