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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on December 11, 2009, 02:48
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After nearly four decades as a fishing guide on the Great Lakes, Pat Chrysler has seen enough damage from invasive species to fear what giant, ravenous Asian carp could do to the nation's largest bodies of freshwater.
http://www.physorg.com/news179679229.html
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They are also apparently spooked by the sound of motors and have a nasty habit of leaping from the water like missiles and colliding with boaters with bone-breaking force.
Steve Munton of Fulton County, Ill., said Asian carp tore his nets, and one jumper knocked his pet Labrador out cold. "They're nuts," he said.
Tavern manager Betty DeFord of Bath, Ill., recalled a battle with soaring carp during an excursion on a 16-foot craft about five years ago. "They just about swamped us. They were like flying torpedoes," she said. "We were hitting them with a broom, boat oars, anything."
Bloody hell! :horror:
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The only safe fish are those in cartons in my freezer. ;D
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Fingers? ;D
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I like Tesco lightly dusted plaice. 8-)
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They clean our stores pretty well, Clive... :o:
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You can't be too careful with food hygiene Rik.
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And supermarkets aren't. :(