Sqwertz wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:47:56 -0600, Kathleen wrote:
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>>Sqwertz wrote:
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>>>On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:35:19 -0600, Kathleen wrote:
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>>>>I've seen several stories on the plague of asian carp in local rivers.
>>>>Not only do they out-compete indigenous species, they also have the
>>>>alarming habit of going airborn when startled, with numerous collisions
>>>>between boaters and large fish reported.
>>>
>>>Make it a sport: Snakehead Skeet.
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>>You laugh but try waterskiing when the river's low. I tolerate the idea
>>that there are fish in the same water that I'm in because we've come to
>>an understanding. Leave me alone and I won't bother you either. Being
>>pelted by flying carp disturbed by the boat's passage violates that
>>tacit agreement.
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> If a big, man-eating snake slithered through my house just for
> the sport of it, well, I'd be pretty ****ed off too. I wouldn't
> feel bad about it if bumped his head on the furniture in the
> process.
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> The fish are just doing what they do naturally. I think you're
> the one bothering them, not the other way around. That's why
> they have gills and we have feet.

They're escaped exotic pests that are substantially disturbing the local
ecosystem, of which I consider myself a minor part. I get along with
the locals just fine. The asian carp need to GTF out of my river. I'd
cheerfully feed every last one of them to who or whatever wants them.

And that goes double for zebra mussels.