Northern Snakeheads Found in Delaware Pond

[fish_sauce]

Actually I think the combined force of several commercial fishing groups + sport and other fishermen could drastically reduce the population of just about any fish.
There are commercial fishing groups and bow fishermen currently out there. The commercial fishermen send their catch to be processed and shipped overseas, because there is no market for silver and bighead carp in the states. Biologists said it doesn't do anything, and DNA tests suggest they are spreading past electric fences. I have done my homework, and it's not just something I made up. There's nothing that can be done at this point.

 

[fish_sauce]

who are you to sugest closeing the thread? Ive seen no flaming of anyone. And you arent the OP

No one here said anything offensive. We are having a discussion. If you don't want to read the read, then don't. I'm trying to educate people on what's really going on.

 

[Egon]

Can anyone ship?

 

[fish_sauce]

Can anyone ship?

You are hilarious. I love how you break the tension all the time.

 

[MN_Rebel]

Actually I think the combined force of several commercial fishing groups + sport and other fishermen could drastically reduce the population of just about any fish.

There are already several commerical fishing groups, sport fisherman, bowfishers and even have carp tournmaments....they don't even dent the carp populations. It is impossible to overfish Asian carps in the rivers. Maybe in closed lakes (unless it is large lake that is connected to the rivers).

However in recently years, the Asian carps are getting skinny in some areas where they are overcrowded.

 

[Tropicalfish34]

There are already several commerical fishing groups, sport fisherman, bowfishers and even have carp tournmaments....they don't even dent the carp populations. It is impossible to overfish Asian carps in the rivers. Maybe in closed lakes (unless it is large lake that is connected to the rivers).

However in recently years, the Asian carps are getting skinny in some areas where they are overcrowded.

Point taken but there is another way. Here are the steps.

1. Close the area to fishing

2. Remove plenty of the native fish and care for them.

3. Add carp poison.

4. Wait 4 to 8 weeks for the poison to really take effect and kill a lot of carp.

5. Come back after most of the fish are dead and fish out the carp that suvive.

6. Wait tell most if all of the poison is gone and restock the lake or river.

It worked with snakeheads in New York why not carp?

 

[WckedMidas]

Point taken but there is another way. Here are the steps.

1. Close the area to fishing

2. Remove plenty of the native fish and care for them.

3. Add carp poison.

4. Wait 4 to 8 weeks for the poison to really take effect and kill a lot of carp.

5. Come back after most of the fish are dead and fish out the carp that suvive.

6. Wait tell most if all of the poison is gone and restock the lake or river.

It worked with snakeheads in New York why not carp?

the rivers the channa are in are comercial fisherys. To many people depend on the fishing for a liveing so they cant poision it. The area is so huge no poision could cover it all

 

[troppond]

random but pacu are doing fine in florida, and i would definitely rather be bitten by a fully grown red snakehead compared to a full grown pacu

 

[fish_sauce]

Biologists said that at this point, there is no stopping them at all. The only thing they can do is try go stop it from spreading into the Great Lakes. If they make it there, then all hell will break loose. DNA tests have recently confirmed that they are moving closer and electric barriers in the rivers have not stopped them from spreading.

 

[predatorfish1]

aww that sucks. My favorite game fish is the largemouth bass.