Carp removal leads to strikingly clear Wis. lake
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Experts who study waterways say one Madison lake is cleaner than it's been in many years.
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say Lake Wingra is so clear because more than half its carp have been removed.
Scientist Dick Lathrop says carp love the muck, so they're constantly churning up silt that affects water clarity. He says with fewer fish, the native plants are doing better and algae outbursts have been minimal.
Engineers aren't surprised at the results. They created an experimental enclosure two years ago that kept carp out of one part of the lake. The water there became strikingly clear.
Officials followed up by trapping and removing nearly 7,000 carp in two years.
Lathrop hopes the experience helps scientists achieve similar results at larger lakes.
Sep 2, 2009 at 11:20 a.m.
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Excellent question idratherbeboating, ship it all to them for lobster.
Sep 2, 2009 at 10:45 a.m.
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They definitely should try this in the Rock River!
Sep 2, 2009 at 8:46 a.m.
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I tried to smoke a carp once but they are hard to keep lit.....
Sep 2, 2009 at 8:19 a.m.
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tried eating a carp once, pretty bad. Some say smoked is O.K., but I'll pass on that as well. Carp are fun to catch, but don't throw them back in the water. At least keep them and fertilize your garden with them by burying them in the ground unless the critters get to the carp first.
I cannot believe people eat carp and think they are a delicasy in some regions of the country. To each their own I guess.
Sep 2, 2009 at 7:58 a.m.
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Stupid carp!
Sep 2, 2009 at 6:57 a.m.
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I wonder how much people in NY are paying for their Rock River salmon?
Sep 2, 2009 at 6:50 a.m.
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Maybe they could do this to the Rock river.
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