Utah Lake-Carp Removal

This video was produced for the June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program in 2009. It documents the methods being used to remove carp from Utah Lake, one of the largest freshwater lakes west of the Mississippi. It has been determined that removal of 75% of the carp from Utah Lake will allow the lake to return to a more-natural state.
For more up-to-date information, check out JuneSuckerRecovery.org.

[@robpolaris5002]

I lived near Utah lake as a kid in the 80’s. It was blue, clear and you could catch trout pretty easily. I went back in 1998 and it was green, the water actually felt slimey and it was filled with carp.

[@royhoco5748]

carp is actually good to eat if you know how to prepare it, you need a pine board as long as your fish and as wide, lay your carp on the board and nail it down. slide the board with fish attached in a 350 degree oven and leave it there for one hour. then remove it and throw away the carp and eat the board

[@1Ocqueoc]

Actually, if from fairly clean water, fillet and cut into 3/4 inch cubes - roll in corn meal and deep fry .... you would never even guess it was carp

[@SG-fx3yf]

Too funny!

[@rubenscott3972]

roy hoco not Asian carp

[@crashlife487]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@tribeofjoseph7019]

Randy She No guessing here. That carp flavor can't be washed out. LMAO

[@huricane5184]

An update on how this process worked would be great. Curious to know how the eco is coming along

[@michaelinhouston9086]

Looked it up - so far a 78% decline in carp density and some areas of the lake are recovering. But is sounds like there are still lots to remove and so the removal process continues.

[@konradyearwood5845]

Juat had a look at the Lake on Google. It is amazing to think they have that tonnage of one species in a lake body of that volume!

[@lizhongshen]

@@michaelinhouston9086 doubt it, unless you do it every year, carp population would be restored quickly.

[@rickpetersen41]

Sell them to China!

[@laughtoohard9655]

Excellent video. Many states could learn from your research.

[@adrianianna2868]

In Australia we have a similar problem with carp. I know they have been 100% sucessful in Tasmania. There is a company called Charley Carp who make a great fertiliser from them.

[@guylewis7418]

Australia seems to be the only country that understands what a problem these fish are. Everyone else just bitches and whines about killing them.

[@soldierforlife7771]

It's been almost 9 years...would love to see a follow up video.

[@murf708]

It was later established that the people in the video were Russian and were stealing your fish😊

[@Kordrean]

Almost 10 now

[@sammy2tone23]

There's still tons of carp.

[@sammy2tone23]

And gold fish

[@testuser1386]

Money spent, CARP likely still there, this is how ecology works, not a one time fix. Make it free for everyone to fish these for food, no size limit, CARP will be under control in 1yr.

[@mnrneck]

Utah Lake was our favorite summer destination back in the 1980s, I midnight water skiing on a glass Lake underneath the full moon nothing but awesome there! I hope it has recovered

[@fullcircle4723]

Unbelievable! Great work.

[@quentinn.3837]

I absolutely love the work being done here. The only problem I have been able to summarize so far, why didn't you ask me for help?

[@catinthehat906]

A very similar situation occured in Australia also in the 1970's with European Carp that were put into dams on Australian farms and escaped into the river systems during floods, and caused similar environmental problems and reduced biodiversity.

[@brettstanden6382]

They are harvested for fertiliser now😊

[@shanewarmington2680]

its as bad as it ever was here in Australia

[@sparked6886]

A worthy project and nice ro hear people talk intelligently.

[@mikeevans5810]

keep up the good work at saving a resource that is worthwhile

[@dinkchow]

Why not give a cat food canner tax incentives to build a cannery to use the catch?

[@creamcheesewonton274]

heavy metal poisoning

[@chimpchowder5774]

George Foltz they tried that before. The cat food makers only want tuna. We should start a new canning business. Canned carp is really good! My friend used to can it and people came from 70 miles away just to get some! Crazy huh? We were trained not to eat carp. Why? Because back in the day the fish was raised for export. The government didn't want people to eat it so that they could create a national income bringing money into the new nation. It worked until everybody jumped on the band wagon! They soon flooded the market and everybody bailed out. Dumping their carp into the local lakes and streams. If you bleed a carp the meat goes sweet. The muddy taste goes out. They eat em in the south.

[@nicks2581]

@@creamcheesewonton274 the heavy metals in carp are no worse then any other fish, especially tuna.

[@nicks2581]

@@zoki.to974 I want to try this when ever I get a smoker set up.

[@quercus4730]

@@nicks2581 Use big carp 10 lbs. and up the bones are bigger easier to find.

[@TomBrooklyn]

My prediction: if there are two carp left in the lake, they will come back to the same levels.

[@jameshouston4592]

Mike!! Your a legend! So fucking funny I spit out my cereal I was laughing so hard...

[@benwicker5820]

True

[@JC-dc7eb]

JJ it’s a joke soiboi

[@gelynch52phPH]

@@mikehenry4743 You are truly a friggin' moron on the order of tRump itself.

[@donaldkettinger7277]

Today is 10/1/2019. How is the lake doing today?

[@Forevertrue]

Thank you for doing this!

[@barnjob75]

APRECIATE WHAT YOUR DOING!

[@oldbaldfatman2766]

Nov. 1, 2018---It's been 8 years since this video was released. Wonder how things are now on this lake carp wise. Spent a few years growing up as a kid in Florida and of course, we did a lot of fishing. The ones that were too small to eat got buried under bushes & trees Dad planted such as a avocado & banana.

[@rogertycholiz2218]

I'm afraid to say the carp are holding their own - there's still millions in the lake.

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

@@rogertycholiz2218 3 years later there are still millions upon millions.

[@sdriza]

We tried this in a small Wisconsin lake 30 years ago.... it seemed like the more we culled, the more carp we'd see the following year.... unbelievable

[@jimjustice581]

@@sdrizathey’re like rats!

[@godssheep3959]

The problem my logic tells me is if this was going to be successful they either would have to annihilate them entirely or this kind of large scale carp fishing would have to be a continuous without end. The carps were introduced by a very small number of a few perhaps even just by one pregnant female and decades later it is over ran. If they don't make them extinct in this lake entirely they will continue to populate and this will be a never ending project.

[@DucatiQueen]

We got the same issues with Lion Fish here on the Emerald Coast , Florida

[@JohnViinalass-lc1ow]

...soo thank you for your efforts and successes, good folk!...

[@peggyparks5987]

I've canned this fish and its just like canned mackeral or salmon. Also. Smoked on grill this fish , the flesh is snow white very tasty. I'm just a midwest white girl, but my husband delighted me with this. dish shortly after after after we were married. He had been a police officer for 12 years. He had quite a few surprises for me and this was one of them. I love it.

[@teleamor]

What?

[@shaunmcdaniels2460]

I am a resident of Utah. I have seen some big changes in Utah Lake in the last 30 years or so… I think the carp do more harm than good!! Removing the majority of the carp will make big changes and transform Utah Lake into a good place to fish and recreate…

[@boedayious4993]

If the CARP are from a relatively clean water source, the CHINESE fish exporters will come to you and pay a premium for carp. Prices vary for species and water quality.

[@rubenscott3972]

Boe Dayious I seen crap but carp lol

[@rubenscott3972]

william III be safe when eating carp there like gold fish worthless

[@scottodonahoe4723]

They might even build a plant in your town like they did in Illinois for the silver carp .

[@creamcheesewonton274]

the problem is that there was a steel plant on the shore of the lake that ran for decades and nothing in the lake is safe to eat do to the run off from that plant

[@GoBlue576966]

Ruben, carp and goldfish are cousins. Same with koi.

[@peteh5862]

In the early 1960s I fished mostly in Central Utah. Here were a couple of lakes just overrun by carp. Everyone just threw them on the bank when they were caught.

[@giltk8258]

Wow! Good job guys. Bless your Hearts.

[@CaryKelly11]

As of 2017, the removal program has seen 25 million pounds of carp taken from the lake at a cost of $4.9 million dollars. They estimate 60% of the carp population has been removed from the lake and plant life is starting to recover. Plant life gives smaller, non carp fry places to hide as they mature. If the average carp is 30 pounds, this equates to 833,000 fish harvested at a cost of $5.88 each.

[@chimpchowder5774]

Carl Keller that's the fish and wildlife for ya! Doing anything to keep their jobs! Instead of selling the fish to those countries that eat them via commercial fishing them like they do in my lake! Fish and wildlife mismanages EVERYTHING THEY LAY HANDS ON! HAVING ONE GOAL IN MIND , HOW TO CREATE PROBLEMS TO JUSTIFY THEM KEEPING A JOB!

[@biggeorgetx]

If they put a quarter a pound bounty on them, fishermen might actually want to catch them here in the USA. In many countries in Europe, carp is THE game fish.

[@jondearden2678]

Ill do it for 4$ a fish.

[@ziggy5509]

@@biggeorgetx -In Poland a carp has limits to catch but its a king carp developed thru centuries in Monasteries ponds. King carp has only a few scales and no small bones.It's very expensive and eaten mostly at Christmas traditional dish.

[@biggeorgetx]

@@ziggy5509 Thank you, I've learned something new.

[@johnvanegmond1812]

3:55 Pioneers died because they wouldn't drink pine needle tea. Utilize your recourses. Figure out how to eat them. Watch some Russian fishing videos. Most of what they catch are Carp and Pike. Anybody in the U.S. who knows how to prepare Carp knows the quiet joke. Many times I have gone fishing, never rigged my line, and gone home with 100 pounds plus of fish. Learn how to eat carp and you'll never go hungry. Talk to someone who knows. BTW, white guy from Dutch ancestry living in Iowa, here. I've learned a lot from other cultures.

[@johnvanegmond1812]

That or catfish out of the Red River.

[@terryjp3050]

you don't get it. they eat and interfere with the NATIVE fish. Soon they will be gone, Get it>

[@leo1100]

@@terryjp3050 You do realize that the video was produced in 2009 and the Carp are still there today right?

[@deannelson9565]

Do you know why they eat carp there..... because they have Jack shit for alternatives! Sorry I'm not going to chow down on carp when I could just as easily grab a walleye a the channel cat a crappie a salmon or a trout.

[@lomgshorts3]

I don't know about carp, but Northern Pike from Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence Seaway is very tasty. I learned how to filet the pike without any bones, cook them like bass with potato flakes - very tasty, not fatty, so you don't have to worry about contamination. Pike is just like Jack Perch, and prepared the same way.

[@Remember_when]

So many older fellows doing the heavy lifting. That's amazing to me.

[@johnoneill9539]

Good work, well done .

[@philbury3985]

Amazing to think that if these were in Europe they’d be worth a small fortune!

[@hull294]

Different Carp.......America has Asian Carp......boney as h*ll.....tedious eating.

[@Ukmongoose3]

And all have names

[@LaDayna04]

I grew up near Utah Lake. There was a steel plant on the east side of the lake for decades. That steel plant did more damage then any fish has.

[@Mrclean431]

Nirvana fallacy. Look it up n grow up.

[@dhansel4835]

We love carp. I go to Long John Silver's and get a Carp Fish basket every other day! YUM YUM Those carp are good. Keep up the good work.... You can also grind up carp and put them in cans labeled "Cat Food".

[@daretolive9357]

In some Washington state lakes, the carp are protected because they consume large amounts of millfoil, that can clog waterways.

[@wilmagregory8967]

I'm so glad to hear this, I used to catch 9 pound cats there 20 years ago. It was a great place to fish. Blessings

[@druinjun5668]

have you attemped restocking the the suckers? stripping them of eggs and milt during the run as you would for walleye? would be interesting, not sure it's been done.

[@lylestavast7652]

@@utahlakeauthority Is there a relationship to the past couple of years' algae infestation in mid-late summer and all this structural change in fish volumes - eg., the carp count reduction. (I live in Saratoga Springs just barely off Jordan River exits of it.)

[@Blue2crows]

Bravo men! I wish I could give you two thumbs up

[@chloecassidy1155]

Great work guys 👍🏻 we have the dirty carp here in Australia and all there good for is ruining lakes and rivers. Make the lake great again 😉

[@BeeLarryKing]

I live here In Utah county and I honestly love catching catching carp on a fly it’s so much fun

[@henryzabel1746]

If from clean cool water , they can be filleted and smoked . In the 70s an old coworker would take all the carp I could shoot with my bow . Anything between 2' to 4' was his preference . He had a walk in fish smoker and must have done 200-300 pounds at a time . I must admit it was pretty tasty , and zero bones from his fillets . I think bow hunting carp was one of the funnest ways to spend a Saturday . The whole time I went carp hunting I would chop small carp in half and put it underneath my corn seeds in my garden . Corn would grow especially nice .

[@got2kittys]

I make kippers , smoked salted fish, with carp. Canned afterwards, they are very good.

[@royhoco5748]

in my neck of the woods carp are stocked in small private ponds and people pay a entrance fee to fish in carp tournaments for the chance to win prize money for the largest carp caught and the most carp caught each day. prize money can be from $100 to $500 depending on how many people enter the tournament, it is a great way to spend a lazy Saturday afternoon with a cooler full of beer and the key to escape reality, a lot of excitement is generated when a really big carp in the 30-40 lb range is landed

[@donkinzett3961]

We have a huge problem in Australia in our rivers and lakes with these carp

[@garfieldnotthecat5777]

Here in Oz we are using them for animal supplements, aquaculture pellets, fertilisers, fish leather, and increasingly, to put on the table.

[@MOREENGINEERING]

@@garfieldnotthecat5777 "and increasingly, to put on the table". WHAT!, I'm in my 60's and have NEVER known anybody who eats Carp in Australia. Some Poms quite like them, But there are not that many of them. You certainly don't see it much for sale.

[@garfieldnotthecat5777]

@@MOREENGINEERING , i'm also in my 60's "and have NEVER known anybody to eat Carp in Australia". Especially here in Perth where we don't have the problem. However, I am sure I saw a program on tv whereby chefs over east were experimenting with putting them on the table. Apparently the chef and presenter reckoned it tasted alright. Also they were presenting Australian salmon for the table. That I have eaten, and it's bloody yummy when looked after, i.e. put in ice slurry after bleeding and then deep fried in batter.

[@peledonnasupremacy7894]

With the high demand of this fish in Asia, I think it would have been a great idea to have it sold in the Asian market. It definitely could accumulate enough cash.

[@carpangler6172]

People in Asia eat them so it don't matter

[@asianangler]

do they just reproduce faster and at greater amount than other species of fish?

[@damondiehl5637]

They grow very big (up to 50 pounds) and lay a lot of eggs. They will vacuum up the eggs of other fish, too.

[@slamdunk58]

How did the carp get in there in the 1st place or were they naturally there?

[@ManMountainMetals]

Introduced by the US government in the late 1800 as a food source

[@talleyrand2739]

In Australia they make them into fertilizer Charlie Carp great on Gardens when diluted with water .Also makes great bait for fishing at sea ,salt water fish follow the oil trail to the hook

[@sticktothefacts8905]

Parts of Australia that is. Trying catching a native fish in the Murray River, its impossible because of the carp levels. Australia is far from solving this problem

[@mariogutierrez3432]

One thing ive noticed is ever since they started removing the Carp from Utah lake there has been more algae blooms than there has ever been .I wonder if removing the Carp has some kinda effect that has caused more algae blooms to happen

[@OffGridInvestor]

Algae blooms are lack of movement in the water and low water levels.

[@chexlemeneux8790]

More likely due to ferlizers running off farms into the water.

[@walnutkraken9430]

13 years later. How was the long term results?

[@ManMountainMetals]

100% success 🙌 the carp ate everything and died, then the lake turned over, and everything else died, but no more carp! We use it as a slurry pond for a local mine now.😂 j/k

[@ManMountainMetals]

OK, I looked up their website. They have removed 78% of the carp. 29 million pounds total. The lake has recovered, and the carp population is at a manageable size. It took till 2015, so 10 years, not 6. 'Manageable' was not defined, but the article read like annual cullings are still done in the winter when the carp congregate is certain areas of the lake.

[@cleatusbarncoat8642]

Man stepping-in to correct the balance. Well-done, gentlemen, and ladies, if any. Tremendous work. Thank you.

[@TrollonymousFU2]

Dumb waste of money. Just drain the lake dry, refill it and put some good trouts and basses in there. Oh and yeah, a few endangered suckers I guess. But you have to be a real greenie idiot to care about suckers. Eventually they'll be adding endangered bacteria and viruses to the list.

[@johnsheedy461]

Would cat food companies be interested in buying the fresh-caught carp ?

[@blackfox3737]

I wish someone would tell us where regular fisherman can dump the carp. Where are the processing plants? That information would help those that bowfish and anglers that catch carp

[@rubenscott3972]

blackfox3737 you kill the fish and toss it to the side

[@phacedup0072]

If you have a compost pile they do wonders for the biometric spectrum after broken down by microbes.

[@Nirrrina]

I'd say just toss it into the local bushes protected area so local wild animals can eat it. But if you have more than a few I'd just toss them into the trash. Unless you eat them. I hate to just kill them like that but they're an invasive species and it would be irresponsible to throw them back.

[@g.r7255]

I would be surprised if a regular fisherman could catch enough carp to cause major problems by leaving them on shore for other critters to feed on. You could bury them in your garden or flower plot as fertilizer also.

[@necrosamus]

It has now been 8 years since this video was posted did it work?

[@killahpriest9528]

i hope you have a system after you get these carp out of the water... oet food? fish food? what did you guys do to the carcass?

[@dwightstjohn-ho8du]

The Czech's have a way of "jellying" the carp so the bones melt inside the fish. It's some kind of Xmas specialty as well in Eastern Europe.

[@hull294]

Different Carp .....America has Asian Carp......a lot of Europes Carp were actually bred for eating......less bones.

[@joanthakker7583]

When I was stationed Japan, I had Asian Carp and it was very good! My host who I was staying with, showed me how to fillet a Carp and remove all the bones especially the "Y" bone. Let the meat marinade in Soy Sauce, Fish Sauce and Apple Cider Vinegar. Mix 1/2 cup of flour and cornmeal, Ms. Dash All Seasoning, Some Garlic fry them up and chow down with some great beer...nothing but good!

[@ToxicVaccines_HivHoax]

Great job! 👍

[@mikegregory2535]

Logan river and down in the Bear Valley was full of carp in the 70's. I wonder if they have moved up river?

[@truthfilterforyoutube8218]

I would think the cat food companies would be lining up for this stuff.

[@juliosdiy3206]

Dude that Is a good idea, cat n dog food made cheap.

[@TsarOfRuss]

@@juliosdiy3206 Pigs too, they will eat anything.. even plastic

[@gwebster6600]

These guys would have a vested interest in the fertiliser processing business for the carp thats why they don't want to eliminate the fish completely.

[@bosesebi6685]

its a shame, it should be eaten, by who or whatever.

[@dentatusdentatus1592]

@@bosesebi6685 Nobody wants to eat that garbage. Blach! 😝

[@jessegarlick2583]

finally!!!!!! i’m so stoked.

[@johnehmer3608]

Is there an update on the results of this? Video was posted in 2010

[@cem19771]

why stop at 75%? why not get rid of all the carp in the lake and let the native species take over!

[@robertheinkel6225]

Gun_Klub It only took a couple of carp to take over the lake in the first place.

[@cem19771]

thats exactly my point, if they let 25% of the carp stay in the lake in a couple of years it'll be full of carp again!

[@GoBlue576966]

Because it will never happen. There are 8 major tributaries that feed the lake. In addition to that, there are side waters and canals that feed into those tributaries or the lake themselves. All of them are filled with carp. Utah Lake is the second largest natural lake and the largest freshwater natural lake in the state. The hope is that 25% will be maintained and not increased. As for the native fish, bonneville cutts cannot live in that ecosystem, however the June Sucker can and they are why this is happening. Keeping the feds out of the state to not control the management of the lake. They will be back regardless of how many are removed. Get swept over the dam from Deer Creek or they get in from the Jordan River somehow, they will come back.

[@markfisher8549]

6 year too get it to 25% better off to drain it and start over ha haha but that wont happen

[@ride0RgetR0DE0n]

Even germex only removes like 99% of germs

[@tomfoolery5832]

Distribute as food instead of food stamps

[@randallparker8116]

Janet Lee Fish Patties

[@johnbodden1641]

Excellent idea. Just label it catfish which is a dirtier fish than carp.

[@jesusagainstmike2073]

you dont want to eat anything out of that lake, Geneva Steel used it as a dumping ground for years before they went out of business

[@GottaWannaDance]

Better yet, Tom, you and other posters with similar comments could eat the delicious carp while giving the equivalent $$ you'd spend on the food normally to the families that need medical assistance.

[@GottaWannaDance]

@B Dog ... Why wouldn't you?

[@kendallkahl8725]

I once ate carp prepared by a Basque cook I knew and it was fantastic. We caught the carp and put them in a barrel feeding them cornmeal for two days. The third day he hung them by their tails and slit their nose letting them bleed out. Then clean them like catfish careful to remove the blood line. It was outstanding flakey firm white meat with excellent flavor when he was done and I realized why Europeans look down on Sunfish, Bass and Catfish as inferior to carp after that. Purging the mud out with cornmeal made a huge difference.

[@BigHeartedMan65]

I see this was done back in 2010 , Now that it has been 7 years and the program was only a 5 year program how did it turn out ? Could you do another Video on that to show it can be done ? Thanks .

[@roygunter3244]

This is just another example of invasive species that man has let loose. Carp are non native fish and they are a problem everywhere. I am glad to see Utah working to get rid of them. When I used to fish I always threw the carp onto the bank and never returned them to the water.

[@boedayious4993]

roy gunter --- cook them. Give to Cambodian family down the street.

[@jessewilson8676]

No early spring fresh ice off, Keep to eat, garden, cats. Later in season kill pop air bladder return to water let rest of fish eat.

[@daugusto2662]

We have the same problem in Florida with a fish called a bowfin or a snake head. I also throw them away from the water. Next day, they are gone, raccoons think they taste great.

[@daneapeterson]

D Augusto snakeheads probably walked back into the water when you left lol

[@daugusto2662]

No, I had tossed them into some sticks. They crawl, but don't climb over 2 inch sticks. They were there later, dehydrated, and then gone, long after they were dead..

[@georgevenckus]

There was a time when if you ate a lobster sandwich you and your daddy were poor Lobster was used as fertiliser Who eats lobster now ....only the rich One day people will eat carp

[@joewymn1232]

lobster is like 5$ a pound not expensive

[@rarescroitoru291]

Whole europe eats carp.

[@rodkassi7593]

Mullet from ocean sea, and not river, (muddy taste) is quite tasty, it's oily, similar to Taylor, and if you grill the mullet whole scales on, and after it's out of the grill and on the plate, just peel the charred scales skin back and sprinkle salt . . Don't adultrate the delicious taste of grilled fish with dressing sauce, you would swear you're in heaven

[@stevehaug3603]

Read an article on the Civil War where after Sherman pilaged and burned his way through the South, a displaced Southern Lady complained that she was now forced to eat the same food as her slaves did. You know what that was? SHRIMP!

[@lxathu]

@@rarescroitoru291 Eats and breeds it for eating.

[@ruilongzhang9411]

Little question, if I want to fish for carp only dose Utah Lake is still a good place to go???? Where is the golden spot would be??? Does State park is one of those spots?

[@cherokeesfinestindian]

Its been 9 years since this video, so how is the lake doing?

[@waynes9275]

they make greate fertalizer. your garden will grow like crazy

[@hanswurst6470]

for me as a carp fisher, this looks like dream waters... if you cant change whats been done, make the best out of it. you should make big tourism with carp fishing for freaks from england, germany, netherland and the EU in general. carp fishing is a big industry here like bass fishing in america.

[@BAlvn-yr6ej]

they fight pretty good too, and are good eating..and can get very big. good gamefish for sure...in Korea carp are widely targetted and always eaten, and can be expensive in restaurants.

[@user-tz2mc3sy2e]

Hans, one of the reasons Carp fishing is so popular in western europe, is that most other freshwater game fish have been pretty much wiped out...A good example on how not to manage fisheries. Russia, on the other hand, is a completely different story.

[@user-tz2mc3sy2e]

@@BAlvn-yr6ej Yes, carp are extremely popular in Asia, & have been for thousands (seriously) of years.

[@toro220d]

That is the best fighting freshwater fish I love catching carp especially on light tackle

[@keithmgreenwood]

The Freaks,from England pay upwards of £2000 a year to fish a lake with good carp in them .buisness opertunity I think .

[@josepimann7384]

what is the water quality like in this lake? where does the water come from? Is it from another source that the carp can return?

[@uncleheffe309]

We used to have this little tree in the back yard. I knew if it got bigger I would have to cut around it so one day I went over it with the mower. My dad buried a carp below it. The tree is well over 5 stories tall now and is not much bigger around than a basketball. 7 years

[@johnwayne6647]

Sell them to overseas market they fetch nice high prices over there and stimulate the local economy’s

[@tstuff]

Convince the Chinese that Utah Carp is a delicacy and they will import them until the last one is gone.

[@nicomeier8098]

Carp were originally cultivated by the ancient Romans as a food source. They took the fish with them when they conquered much of Western Europe, where the species by now is seen as domestic. In the Eastern parts of Europe, mainly the Balkan region, carp is still seen as a value food source. Moral of the story: don't just look at them as pests.

[@Andy-ug2hm]

Carp is still cultivated as a food source virtually across entire world, except US where any fish that has bones is considered a thrash fish. If prepared right carp is surprisingly tasty.

[@GatorMike79]

So this was posted 13 years ago, what's the lake looking like now??

[@ManMountainMetals]

Pretty good 👍 they have a website. 78% have been removed, and they have the population down to a manageable level. The lake recovery is ongoing but looks good.

[@jimforjzs777]

All they had to do is bring in the mungs and they would have it cleared out in no time...

[@wifighostcruiser9665]

jimforjzs777 we already brought in the hmongs, there are towns in Central Wisconsin and other places that used to be beautiful cities and now they have gangs and crime.

[@samuelquinones5832]

Give to people who are to lazy to work..instead of food stamps give them some carp!!

[@Forevertrue]

Perfect! They would soon be back to work.

[@MrThenry1988]

Samuel Quinones. Good idea.

[@MrScogmo]

Heave a 20 lb. Big Head at some homeless guy on the freeway ramp.

[@samuelquinones5832]

MrThang ..lmao...At least he won't starve...lol

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

this is the best idea yet,5 carp a week ..they will be gone in no time.

[@falconmoose5435]

Carry on.

[@klosnoski]

Where do I sign up to help stop this invasion. And how do we find a cost effective way to absorb cost

[@miksal26]

In Australia,carp is processed to become fertiliser.

[@bosesebi6685]

idiots

[@miksal26]

@@bosesebi6685 They breed like flies and stir up the river bottoms to lay tens of thousands of eggs. They drive out all of the native species and foul the waterways. Some idiot thought it would be a good idea to release them into our river systems. We have the European variety and they are just as invasive as the Asian variety and just as unpalatable . 🥵🇦🇺👍😷😷😷

[@bosesebi6685]

@@miksal26 so you just go ahead and try to kill them all and dump the bodies, like water buffalo, camels and other living things. F that, you should be happy that in your god forsaken land with nothing but poisonus animals and saltwater crocks, you are getting something else.

[@MisterJohnMorales]

Considering how polluted most lake and river water is in China even in comparison to somewhat dirty water in the USA, they could probably sell at a premium all the carp in China or somewhere in Asia as organically raised or wild caught carp.

[@jw8687]

Carp can withstand a 100 degree temperature range and can breathe air. There's really nowhere a carp can't live as long as it's got water.

[@josephcaffrey1598]

@@jw8687 j6

[@KidZoom]

I have a question. I have seen a lot of these Asian Carp disposal videos now. How do you separate the carp from native species?

[@bradywilliams2666]

So it's been 8 yrs. Has the lake gotten back to where it was before the carp?

[@drfarmboy1428]

Follow up report? Why no processing for human consumption? Low cost protein and sold in some places much like chicken and BBQ....

[@mlindsay527]

Taste great smoked!

[@bosesebi6685]

top food man, only idiots would waste it.

[@dentatusdentatus1592]

@@bosesebi6685 You like carp? Then YOU eat them.

[@rickypineda9394]

Zoos all around the world can use every pound of that un desired nautral resource.... Australia zoo gator farms etc. Im sure these people putting in that work would greatly appreciate to see their hard labor improve the world in more than one way

[@shexdensmore]

Is this the same kind of fish that jump out when you turn your boat engine on? If so, us that to your advantage. Since that's the only fish that does that. Have a systems that collects the first in air

[@jesusmariasolisjr2294]

Hey The big cats at the zoo's love fish! 🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟 It's free food For alot of other animals And the people this food Could feed !! Flash Frozen and shipping in the same day In a pot that night ! It's a good start ! Polar bears need fish also asap Africa Got alot of big cats Food drops from the air Frozen fish can fly!🤓

[@nvkotian7539]

jesus m solis jr - Very good idea.

[@randallparker8116]

How do you figure it is free? Looks ridiculously expensive to me

[@guyinpajamapants6892]

Randall Parker because those guys are getting $10/hr.

[@phoenixrising4573]

Yeah the millions and millions it will cost to process it for that is free...

[@rickywright3894]

Great idea!

[@jimquantic]

Why not sell permits, let anglers--even without a license, take carp? Make money for the state, let fisherman catch a lot of fish. No, let's use the state budget, go out an net em. Come to think of it, why not let commercial fisherman take them in nets? You say take 75 Percent? Ok, AFTER you do that, what stops them form coming back in droves? This was made in 2010, where are we today, how has it all worked out?

[@RavingBob]

Hurray. I hate how murky the water is in Utah lake. I wonder how the progress has been

[@patriciasmith7074]

How did the carp get in there in the first place? Are they dumped goldfish? They are huge.

[@getbusylivenordien5394]

Should be done in more places to ride the carp from water ways

[@getbusylivenordien5394]

Lol first off I am not an American and if you do some research on the carp that are entering waterways they never lived in and do some research about carp and how they reproduce you would find that, they take over and over populate the water way. They kill off all other fish in the waterway that are natural to that waterway. This is not a good thing for the environment that you seem to want to protect. So maybe before you spew off comments on the internet you should have some knowlage of what your talking about. Do you want only carp in the waterways of the world and no other fish in the world? I ask this because with your logic of not controlling the population of this invasive fish that's what will happen. So how about you stop the BS and none facts base insults and actually comment some valve of commenting or are you to narrow minded to actually understand facts and what it takes to help the environment not help kill it off?

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

if you happen to be Asian you over-fish ,hunt and kill every species to near extinction,you take fish too small and not mature,you take take take take,kill kill kill,over populate,pollute, . you kill tiger,rhino,elephant,shark,whale to get dried testicles,bone powder because you think it will make your 1 inch cock grow to 2 inches.anything endangered makes you think it will help your virility? ,it wont when you are hung like a hamster. what is the only way to satisfy an Asian woman? a non asian man,sorry pin dick

[@MyPedorro]

I'd like to see shoal draft ocean type fishing boat with their giant nets

[@zachwaddill7801]

It started with one fish, and they're going to fix it?

[@420blackbirds8]

Oh, don't someone drop a few alligators gar into this place. I figure in 10 years, those aligator gars will explode in population.

[@martingoodef811]

You will never remove all the carp ! They will only create a cottage industry of making fertilizer. Impossible to remove

[@larryboboutdoors]

Just think how much money the first person will make, who comes up with a way to repurpose this resource commerically! A millionaire in no time!

[@jrx2662]

where are these carp's from? europe, china?

[@redradiodog]

Too bad they can't get all the Asian carp out of the Illinois river, there are millions of them!