04-11-2017, 09:38 PM
How many years would it take for the herpies virus to kill 70% of the carp population?
How many years would it take to kill 99%+ of the carp population using rotenone, then restock and have a viable fishery?
I'd bet that the second option would happen faster, and provide fewer carp to boot.
(if native species were a concern, then I could understand going with a fish-specific culling method. But we aren't talking native species protection here -- we're talking a sport-fish restoration.)
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How many years would it take to kill 99%+ of the carp population using rotenone, then restock and have a viable fishery?
I'd bet that the second option would happen faster, and provide fewer carp to boot.
(if native species were a concern, then I could understand going with a fish-specific culling method. But we aren't talking native species protection here -- we're talking a sport-fish restoration.)
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