Battling the Asian Carp invasion

The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers is using electric currents to keep Asian Carp out of the Chicago River.

[@Andrewlohbihler]

Asian carp are tasty fish on the menu. Most people don't think so because a carp is considered a scavenging or "dirty" fish. Most other eaten fish are scavengers too to this is a false image problem. I say, if they are here, let's eat them out of existence.

[@sludge4125]

Asian Carp is a very healthy fish to eat, also. If people can get past the “bone” issue, they will be pleased.

[@pratheepmongkolsirirak3720]

We can cook them many menu.

[@antoinedoinell]

wish they would have done sub titles for the first guy. his accent was strong..

[@johnnymassie]

I doubt they'll be able to "eat them out of existence" at that swanky $125 per plate restaurant. Turn them into Filet-O-Fish sandwiches, and sell 'em at buy one sandwich get two free. Now THAT would make a dent.

[@jorgeecheverri6805]

lol

[@minuteman2012]

Mc Carp sandwich????

[@nordoceltic7225]

This wouldn't be a problem....IF we didn't also pollute our waterways so eating bottom-feeding fish was a risk to one's health. There is a reason why environmentalism is a big deal.

[@deathlarsen7502]

excellent point!!!!!!!!! lol "swanky $125 per plate" Filet o Cat Fish for $1.25 different story!

[@tastethejace]

I'm glad the former assistant football coach from Waterboy found gainful employment as a fisherman

[@AshTheMohican]

"My name's uhrainstanlybiney. Weraina course'f ashun rebigashun carp. Were apuriorla'e apur apur ilianoi."

[@BaseballMentorLopez]

hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!

[@thijss23]

I Am The Law haahhahaahahah

[@atreyu1259]

Exactly what I heard LOL!!

[@ohemeffgeee]

The problem with that is that these sounds don't just freak out carp, but other fish too. Carp stand out since they jump. Other fish become stressed (which can lead to infertility) or get scared away from motor boats too.

[@icreatedanaccountforthis1852]

Fish heads, fish heads, rolly polly fish heads.

[@billlybob2921]

what if a catcher could be designed to tow behind a boat? as they jump, a near water level platform slopping inward towards an opening over a shallow bin glides under them. they land on the platform and slide down into the bin? just keep going over an area until the bin is full. other types of fish that don't jump don't get caught. just a thought.

[@kentmusa]

Asian carp is a very tasty fish. It become endangered in China due to over fishing but jumping so happily on American water. Even a fish also know America is a land of great freedom!

[@r.livingston7745]

They are tedious to de-bone, but they can be filleted, and many say they are really tasty: see KZbin videos on cleaning them and on taste-testing them.

[@deepblue1776]

Bighead Carp is the main ingredient of a popular Chinese cuisine called Fish head soup. This particular type fish has never been a problem in places like Taiwan and China because people consume them regularly.

[@kk1000vid]

Grind to them to fish burger and these fish will be vanished within 10 years.

[@SoshiSonesAegyo2012]

This is a delecacy in our country cut in half then put vinegar and much garlic after 24 hours ready cook just fry it!

[@menoth76]

What cracks me up is people don't take the time to learn how to clean a fish they want to just go to the store or have it prepared for them.

[@dehdeh55]

Must be some way to make the bones soft enough to eat without noticing, as are bones in canned fist. AND make them taste great. Bones would be a good source of calcium. Do Asian Carp have the omega 3 fatty acids that protect the heart?

[@travowithus1950]

Oh my god, this is amazing!

[@KittySYT]

With some right Indian spices, I can make that fish taste good and spicy 😊

[@janiceslocum5024]

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[@jamesaritchie1]

It doesn't take Indian spices. Asian carp is served in restaurant everywhere, including in America, under a different name.

[@Andysfishing]

Such a big problem. They should make cat food out of them. Save our oceans and your lakes. Andysfishing

[@lulumink0]

or dog treat. good idea!

[@Andysfishing]

Too true, feed pigs with them, instead of raping out oceans.

[@uching1718]

My cat would eat it, and actually China loves this type of carp, sell it to them.

[@dennisgrose7680]

***** All good ideas , make them a delicacy and they become an endangered species in no time at all !

[@vishee2906]

***** are you serious! china is where they are from. their rivers are full of them

[@bradl8887]

Holy crap, is he even speaking English?

[@JaegerMatthias]

He speaks better English than a lot of the people who comment on YT.

[@bradl8887]

Hahaha! Well said.

[@ByGraceIGo]

He sounds like someone who's drunk a 5th of booze! Reminds me of the Irish drunks I saw as a kid! I can BARELY understand what he is saying! His voice is slurring.

[@user-je6ck8pz4f]

holy carp

[@francvanilla16]

Don’t you mean holy carp?

[@cashin1243]

They are just really bony, if you could remove the bones easily it wouldn't be so bad.

[@patrickbarrett7430]

I have an idea. If these fish hate the sound of motor boats so much that they jump out of the water, then maybe we could create a "SOUND BARRIER" to keep them out of the great lakes by broadcasting sounds underwater in zones where they might enter.

[@Wildman-lc3ur]

That's perfect we could harvest carp like what we're doing to tuna

[@rosewhite---]

if the arp are plankton feeders could they be lured to a pipe discharging strongly flavoured waste fish bits?

[@Dingosean]

Yeah, but it would cost just as much if not more than food stamps to get enough guys to fish em all up. Not to mention, it would overfish everything else in the system along with the carp. Overall, nice thought, but too difficult to implement well.

[@kevinstory872]

why isn't someone using this obvious technique to gather the fish and make a mess of cat food.?

[@KittySYT]

Exactly my thought. But we already have enough guts and crap readily available in the market for the cat food makers to select from

[@Nirrrina]

That's what I was wondering. I see these and want a whole one. Not to eat because I just can't bring myself to eat anything that can still look at me. But because I want to give it to my cats.

[@cabbagedestroyer1693]

despite their size, carps don't have a ton of meat. it is very unprofitable to process so many fish to only obtain so much meat.

[@jamesaritchie1]

Only the ignorant think Asian carp aren't good to eat. Asian carp is served all over the world, and in a number of restaurants right here in America, but under a different name, and people love it, as long as they don't know what it is. Even common carp is highly popular, as long as you know how to clean it. Asian carp is an entirely different fish, and makes excellent eating.

[@helenzacharias87]

James Ritchie .z

[@davepetronovich4195]

James Ritchie Maybe to some, I KNOW when a restaurant is trying to serve me tilapia, but they are calling it cod.

[@nastynatethesnake]

some organizations are distributing asian carp to the needy and homeless under the name of silverfin. However, most people just don't want to eat carp because they think its dirty because they associate it with common carp which root in the mud.

[@Toki52]

What was I thinking?! They're practically a couple of states away, that's like on the other side of the world.

[@robertocolon2976]

that is a very good idea! i agree 100%

[@msn257]

Its called Catla in India and usually a lot of people consume it. I think you can send all the fish to poor countries and feed the needy.

[@Scratchingforcash]

No one would ever believe he is a retired English teacher. Lol

[@TheDesta82]

Indonesia people.like this kind of fish very much,export them to indonesia hey bule

[@hankjive]

:28 150 HP tiller steering! Good forearm development matey

[@CASLUICEBOX]

What is the brand name of the boat Orian stanly uses...

[@eddieknox9874]

theyre here in lamine river, just off the Missouri river here in Missouri, theres a lot of them, got hit once

[@jerryhamer]

This guy would be perfect for a reality show, because you can't understand a word he's sayin...It would be a hit...lol

[@Kartl1an]

how do you make fertilizer out of them?

[@Katiethreeable]

So if the power goes out....were screwed in the Great Canadian lakes.....

[@amirgencyexitonly5818]

You know they have something called generators, right?

[@davidguthrie5941]

"Supposedly"

[@robertgildea2841]

Snag them on rod and reel and instead of leaving them lay on the shore and stinking up the river bank. Cut them up and use them as cut bait that will control them. Fellow angler in Elmira NY Robert Gildea

[@icimblind]

What is crazy is a Chinese lady living in the states is selling these fish to China for big bucks. She and her partner own a fish plant and have been flash freezing them and shipping to China for years. Hundreds of thousands of dollars. People in the states weren't eating them until they renamed them SilverFin and put them on the local menu. Then they realized how tasty they were. Now they are showing up in restaurants where ever these fish inhabit the rivers. Not only that they are a good sport fish as well. It's amazing what propaganda can do, "invasive species, Asian carp" and people eat it up through ignorance. Now everyone wants in on the fish, in on the money.

[@klownyou1]

They are still a problem

[@icimblind]

Alec Higgins You are no longer visible bc you project what you are attempting to espouse. The silver carp are not in the great lakes, and they are managing them in other river systems through netting and fishing. Now get out of mom's basement and get a job. You might become a useful member of society, because you sure as hell are no expert on these fish.

[@sosole888]

In your dreams. Asian carp will not be able to fetch big bucks, even as the frozen fish being ship and sell to China, they still have to compete with local fish price, which is not much at all.

[@icimblind]

Daniel Chen They are on the menu of restaurant in the U.S. right now. They must not be doing that bad. Oh course they are a cheaper alternative, but they taste good. That's why there is a market for them.

[@sleeper9728]

icimblind SMART MY NIGGAH

[@carcionpetto]

You know what would help in this case? Spiky trashcans.

[@nacyaz]

They need to create a marketplace for people to sell them to

[@GuoSlice]

you gonna be the one paying for the saleries of the chefs or are you going to cook for them yourself?

[@cathyendriss4782]

or lower blades on boat motors and go through a river full of carp (shink shred stab)

[@MrJeffer0326]

2:17 is that a detergent bottle?

[@wzystkocokham7333]

TNT IS THE CURE!

[@jcg1541]

I think chef Phillip Foss can rebrand the asian carp to a trendy new steak. Some youtube video shows a taste test and it turned out on top. Also mark the price up to gain profit from it.

[@dennisgrose7680]

I know for sure that hogs would eat them , I have seen them eat carp like they were a delicacy !

[@DMCLN]

Like a cross between Alex Jones and Steve Brule ❤

[@danonezzz]

Dude, this could be a real business. These carps are really tasty, and if you have been to a real Chinese restaurant, you will know how delicious they could be!!!

[@Skaldi3]

Start a dog and cat food company?

[@BillVoelker]

@gromann If there is enough demand and desire for certain species, we have no problem wiping them out. Just look at bluefin tuna, sharks (fins) or any other highly desirable endangered seafood species. We just need to market the carp as something tasty and high status.

[@echofield502]

Is anyone know where is the factory?

[@samlee2562]

subtitles please(!)

[@gromann]

@voelkerb ... Have you ever tried to wipe out a fish species? If it was as easy as bison or carrier pigeons, it'd be done already.

[@malachydehenre5235]

could raise them in my pond for food. How can l get some? Help

[@ROBERTHOCKER]

I plan on starting a fish farm with those fish. I would sell them by the ton for agriculture.

[@aspookyfox]

Is that Alex Jones in his natural habitat?

[@fmflores2000]

America is so rich. They are so rich, their people are so picky with their food.

[@brendangale7076]

Literally right by where they are fishing and I can say most of us don't have an accent

[@goldenretriever6440]

Would it be too far to call them kamikaze fish Cuz I call them kamikaze fish Cuz you know they jump out of the water and attempt to kill themselves

[@eddieknox9874]

they always jumping in my boat on the lamine river here in mo

[@huiouyang2003]

@rr28 good idea! I think same way too

[@MarilynMorris]

We Filipinos love asian carp. Make some dried fish out of it and put it in the asian market .

[@heinrichsmyth]

Hah the hunger you are referring to is power.

[@wolesaje8767]

high protein dude

[@casienwhey]

they will get there eventually

[@soccerlovin1]

There are a delicacy in the rest of the world.

[@thenbenagcz3931]

We eat Carp in Christmas in Poland

[@jrey01]

Throughout history we’ve been able to fish several species to the point of extinction. I don’t understand why we can’t do the same for this one.

[@dentatusdentatus1592]

Because there is little demand for them. Who is going to buy them?

[@nelly76rn]

Why don't they stock the river with bull sharks

[@ginastarke2]

Tell me again why we're importing Tilapia?

[@Andrewlohbihler]

Andrea Tharp $$$$$$

[@GabrielHasbun]

+Andrea Tharp We live under bizzarre economies. The more abundant a product, the less monetary value it possesses. Therefore the Asian Carp is not so easily sold unless it is in high quantities.

[@weiwang7707]

Asian Carp is also from Europe. They are usually called European Carp

[@ShockedSheep625]

Food for home less

[@brianprovus4684]

You would think with all the hunger in this country. What a great source of cheep protein!

[@2chickat1time]

I'm sure the Palmer House has no problem charging you $50 a plate for it either.

[@ciponaer]

that has a ton of chemicals in it that we dont even know about. The fish is like 30 - 40 pounds minimum which is enough to feed one family after filleting it. we say its too bony, then take the bones out before we stuff our faces. Its a fish that literally jumps into your fishing boat and net, how hard can it be to try to catch them. we say its bottom feeders because the name is Carp when in reality they eat the algae and micro organisms on the surface of the water and are clean fish JUST EAT IT

[@sonarswag4900]

so magikarp

[@BillVoelker]

@ScottThePlayer914 It all depends on how they are prepared. Smoked ones almost always taste good. There is more than one way to skin a carp. Ha ha. I am sure there are good recipes out there that makes any fish tasty. These carps are goldmine just sitting there.

[@ByGraceIGo]

What about all those Gefilte fish companies??? Don't they need carp????

[@tuyinc]

Good source for dog & cat food.

[@POLYKID707]

Is eating carp good just wandering

[@warpath6717]

I just imagine these fish, both blackhead and silver, could be managed and sold to prison systems to provide food for the inmates. Tastes good or not, cheap is better.

[@douglash.1268]

The only thing I worry about is when they start selling these asian carps for top dollar and saying it's some other fish. Like how they sell pig anuses as calamari. It's not that you sold me pig ass. It's that you charged me calamari prices for it! lol

[@dinosoe68132]

Let Asian Chef cook the carp. It tastes delicious if you like asian foods.

[@productofmyenvironment2529]

That's funny I seen a lot of invasive fish and a lot of invasive workers...

[@ryansoutdoorschannel3428]

America could be using these carp for fertilizer there mineral depleted agriculture fields that now require synthetic nutrients , thing about it this could solve that problem big time

[@rushinghacker5433]

River otters are the answer

[@TheToxicSnail]

Have you ever eaten carp? There isn't a seasoning or cooking method on this planet that could make that nasty fish taste good.

[@waveali5620]

The first part of the video needed subtitles.

[@Ratacon2004]

I think If is not poisonous and it taste okay, than serve it up as dinner. Matter of fact...you can feed the homeless and the poor and eliminate world hunger.

[@badgoodweather]

Eat them out of existence? Did he really just say that?! He didnt look chinese to me

[@afiumer7752]

we have scarcity of river fish in south India alive. can some hep me import this fish please.

[@MichelleMCTran]

Don’t get slapped by a carp

[@Dougbama12]

@mogilny89p no they dont do anything extra they are just fucking huge

[@Herowebcomics]

Well, if you want to get rid of something delicious, eating it may not be a bad idea! And there is plenty to go around!

[@joeandsierra2143]

put jerry michulak in a boat with a ton of ammo and a few guns. no fish problem lol

[@jeffreypeyatt1618]

sweet

[@Aztech355]

@rr28 Good idea