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Old March 22nd, 2006, 02:56 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing,rec.outdoors.fishing.bass,alt.fishing
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"E." wrote in message
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Carp do not belong in our waters. They do no good whatsoever, and should
be eradicated. Full eradication is unfortunately next to impossible.
This is why it is a crime here to return a carp to the water once caught.
E.



counterpoint:
Carp in Australia do not have the reputation that they do in Europe. In fact
they are positively hated in many areas. A lot of misinformation has created
this situation. The Carp has become a scape goat, bad farming and irrigation
practises have increased salt levels and nutrient levels poisoning the land
and subsequently the waterways. The Carp is blamed for...Muddying the
water...undermining the banks.... killing all the weed....killing the native
species.... causing trees to fall in the waterways. The list of its
diabolical actions is legion but at the end of the day man is to blame for
the problem.

That said...it must be pointed out that there were and still are areas that
suffer from what amounts to be infestation. Huge numbers of Carp have at
times congregated in waterways that do not have a hope of supporting the
biomass. Unfortunately these gatherings have been interpreted as breeding,
the chances are that the majority of these fish perished in a fight for
survival. Native species like Murray Cod are in some areas making a come
back. They are using the Carp as a food source.......Don't you just love
mother nature.....she'll be right....given time!!!!

http://www.coarsefishing.ws/carpage.htm