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Post by Slartybardfast on Mar 3, 2010 18:56:05 GMT -5
This is the Diane Rehm show on NPR and they are talking about the US trout stocking programs and its impact on watersheds. They also talk about asian carp. Very interesting. wamu.org/audio/dr/10/03/r2100302-30582.asx |
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Post by Slartybardfast on Mar 7, 2010 11:33:39 GMT -5
Anyone?
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Post by rstaight on Mar 7, 2010 14:11:59 GMT -5
I guess you could call any species that is not native to a particular watersehd and does well "invasive".
Brown Trout are not native to the U.S. and we see them in a number of watersheds. Are they invasive? According to my previous statement, absolutely.
I think this needs to be looked at in regards to the watershed and the situation. In general people don't like carp. But Asian Carp are invasive, mainly because they are causing a hazard to boaters by being spoked and jumping out of the water. They also seem to reproduce at a high rate which puts undo strain on the natural forage.
It all comes down to if the people that fish that watershed are happy with the rainbow and if they are creating undo pressure on the natural forge for the area.
There JC, did that stir the pot enough?
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Post by barryl on Mar 8, 2010 8:29:10 GMT -5
Just a brief note on what Rick said, Carp which were brought to this country, as I understand it, by German immigrants are considered a great game fish in Europe. Yet most Americans consider them invasive trash fish. So not only is it the non-native thing but the perceived value.
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