tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post111202779482370340..comments2023-10-11T06:28:51.492-04:00Comments on Invasive Species Weblog: Jennifer Forman Orthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09541113905903121231noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post-1112110848480691912005-03-29T10:40:00.000-05:002005-03-29T10:40:00.000-05:00I enjoyed telling a Chinese co-worker about the as...I enjoyed telling a Chinese co-worker about the asian carp invasion ... his answer was "we'll eat them."<BR/><BR/>As to whether eating would end up a net win ... I have "faith" in the human ability to eat anything into extinction.<BR/><BR/>Those states with carp should just do a few cooking shows with Chinese or Japanese chefs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post-1112108432846615572005-03-29T10:00:00.000-05:002005-03-29T10:00:00.000-05:00The "eat the invaders" idea has been bounced aroun...The "eat the invaders" idea has been bounced around for a long time between two camps: the people who think it would be a way of getting benefits from an invasion, and those who insist it will lead to further invasion by encouraging people to spread the species around to keep populations up once a market develops.<BR/><BR/>I have heard some people complain that carp is bland. But once when I was at a conference picking up carp literature at a display table, an Asian man next to me pointed and said "Delicious!" :-)<BR/><BR/>I keep a life list of invaders I have eaten, and look forward to the opportunity to try carp.Jennifer Forman Orthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09541113905903121231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post-1112038525439072262005-03-28T14:35:00.000-05:002005-03-28T14:35:00.000-05:00I started looking, because I thought it was funny ...I started looking, because I thought it was funny that they looked down on bass while we look down on carp, and found <A HREF="http://www.freep.com/sports/outdoors/outcol11_20020411.htm" REL="nofollow">this old 2002 story</A>:<BR/><BR/>"We got a call from some people in Japan," he said. "They couldn't believe we were having a problem with Asian carp, because they raise them there and use them for food.<BR/><BR/>"But they do have a problem with another exotic species that is giving them trouble in some of their lakes -- the largemouth bass."<BR/><BR/>Looking for something newer, I found these signs that a market might be developing: <A HREF="http://www.dispatch.com/reports-story.php?story=dispatch/2003/10/29/20031029-A9-01.html" REL="nofollow">one</A>, <A HREF="http://www.globegazette.com/articles/2005/03/17/local/doc42390b95a348e465636750.txt" REL="nofollow">two</A>.<BR/><BR/>Maybe this is old news to your blog, and maybe I think too much with my stomach, but i think eating invasive species is an excellent way to battle them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com