Last week, a paddler in a kayak race on the Missouri River was hit on the side of his face by a 20-30 pound jumping carp, almost causing him to capsize. Fortunately he was not seriously injured but had to … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Asian carp
Two species of Asian carp, the bighead and the silver, were imported in the US in the 1970s by catfish farmers to eat algae in ponds. In flood in the 1990s, Asian trout escaped in the Mississippi River basin have … Continue reading
An intriguing if slightly disturbing article and photo from the LA Times: Fear the blobfish As scary as the jumping Asian carp may be, there’s something even scarier – the blobfish. As you can see from the accompanying photograph, the … Continue reading