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University of Minnesota scientists wage war on carp

Published: November 18, 2011
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St Paul, Minn. - Fitted with electrofishing equipment, the boat eased into the cattails along North St. Paul's Casey Lake, two University of Minnesota technicians standing at the bow with dip nets ready to scoop up stunned common carp. In short order, they did, plopping them into a pail so that small radio tags could be inserted into the largest ones, enabling researchers to track their m...
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Gary J. Burtle
University of Georgia
University of Georgia
26 de agosto de 2012

The bubble curtain seems a very leaky system, if it allows 25% passage. However, would a series of these barriers be able to cut the passage further?
I have heard of work to commercialize the Asian carp by canning their meat. Is there any interest among commercial fishermen for big head and silver carp?

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