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The invasive Asian Carp has made itself at home in Midwestern Rivers and officials there are struggling to keep the fish out of the Great Lakes. One local company has come up with a novel idea to control carp numbers; ship them back to China as food.
Roughly 600 million invasive Asian Carp have made themselves at home in Midwestern Rivers. As officials struggle to keep them out of the Great Lakes,
one local company has a solution. It’s started to ship the carp back to China as food, where they’re considered a delicacy.