Herpes to control carp?

[buzzbaiter]

Apparently Australia is going thru a "Carp-ageddon" with carp pops out of control. Their idea is to introduce a herpes strain specific to carp to eradicate them over a period of years. Sounds good to me. Lets try that on the passaic!

I just wonder what the affects of millions of carp dying will have on a ecosystem. Could get kind of smelly...

http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/1/11548946/australia-carp-herpes-budget

[Ken Lyons]

I think the Passaic River Carp are likely a primary prey species for those big Pike. That's what the Pike were put in there for in the first place. Maybe Australia should try Pike.

[Skunk City]

If male Carp are anything like male Humans, a little herpes ain't gonna stop nothin' lol.

[Chrisper4694]

too many scenarios to get into, but nature always finds a way in the end. they should just fish for them more, it is what it is. same with the flatheads here in nj. send delewareriver over there, he'll have a blast enjoying the fishery.

Maybe they can find a way to knock the human population down a few million, that's out of control too hahaha

[buzzbaiter]

I think the Passaic River Carp are likely a primary prey species for those big Pike. That's what the Pike were put in there for in the first place. Maybe Australia should try Pike.

I would say pike target carp very little. More likely yellow & white perch followed by suckers.

All I know is rivers like the Millstone, Passaic and parts of the Raritan have almost permanent muddy stains to them mostly due to carp noseying around the bottom. Get rid of them and good fisheries would be great ones.

[ScowardNJ]

Gonna be a lot of bucket brigaders with their down under lookin like a sore raspberry if this stuff transmits.... Win/Win in my book.

[bunker dunker]

now I have to practice safe carping!!! what next

[Chrisper4694]

I would say pike target carp very little. More likely yellow & white perch followed by suckers.

All I know is rivers like the Millstone, Passaic and parts of the Raritan have almost permanent muddy stains to them mostly due to carp noseying around the bottom. Get rid of them and good fisheries would be great ones.

You really don't think the pike are feasting on the juvenile carp every season? I had a pike barfing up fish eggs, probably carp eggs a few times. Carp eat plenty of other stuff you don't want in the water either.

[Ken Lyons]

Much of what I have read about Pike states that their preferred prey are soft finned fishes. That is why I was told they were put in the river. That is to control the Carp population. As it stands I wonder how big a Carp has to get to be safe from those really big Pike.

[buzzbaiter]

I don't see how that's a good thing if they are constantly stirring up the bottom which is where most of the rivers contaminants reside(PCB's/Metals/Pesticides et al). What little plant control they provide is far outweighed by the damage they do to native fish redds and the overall health of a river(high turbidity affects numerous species of fish in negative ways from breathing to eating). I talked to a bass the other day and he was like "damn, them mfing carp are always stirring up trouble" :D

[Ken Lyons]

From personal observations and the experience of a lot of guys that fish the Passaic, the river is phenomally fertile and productive. It has damn near every warm water species and lots of each. There are huge baitfish schools of god knows what. The upper Passaic is a very healthy river.

[Chrisper4694]

I can almost promise that obliterating carp from there would have some kind of negative unforeseen effect. That's just how nature works. The other fish do just fine in there with the muddy water.

[ScowardNJ]

Hopefully these herpes can do something to the asian carp out west. Those things SUCK!!!

[Chrisper4694]

then what will all the hillbilly folk shoot at jumping all over as they rip across the water hahaha

[Esox Luciano]

I can almost promise that obliterating carp from there would have some kind of negative unforeseen effect. That's just how nature works. The other fish do just fine in there with the muddy water.

I definitely second that. And also what you said about them eating other stuff we don't want in the water. When I called on that raw sewage spilling into the river a couple weeks back, there were a mess load of carp sifting & eating the literal shit that was coming out. How many of you eat carp again?:eek::eek:

[youngdumbandfulloffish]

They are about to have some real problems "Down Under" :D:D:D:D:D