Common+Carp+Solutions

Solutions to the Effects of Common Carp There are many solutions to the problem of common carp. One is to use chemicals. Those are preferred by most because they are easy to use and they have a low cost compared to other methods. Another method used is biomanipulation. That is when they eather introduce a predatory fish or they change the interrelationships between the plants and the fish so the food web is balanced. When it gets to be too many carp the may even drain the entire lake or poison the lake! of course that method is more dangerous than the others. if the population is medium sized they should keep a dense population of predatory fish to eat the small carp. the more physical methods such as netting, electrofishing,seining, or angling are of little use. They also use barriers to keep them away. the barriers are good because they only have to pay for it once, and also they work. Rototone poisons carp by disallowing the oxygen to get into the cells. It is either a powder or a liquid depending on the buyer. It can be used by a spraying system, a boat, or an aircraft. Powder doesn't cost as much, plus it can be mixed with sand, gelatin, and water to form a paste. (For hard to get to places). Another method used is harvesting. (done with seining and trapping). After they're trapped they can be used for animal feed, fertallizer, or sold. The safest way is to improve the water quality. The way this works is they use sight feeding game fish to eat the carp minnows. Getting rid of the mature carp is one step towrds a cleaner lake. The second step is to find out if algae or mud causes the poor water quality. If these particles settle to the bottom fish, wind, waves, or an incoming stream could be a cause. When the water is clear other methods need to be used to sustain the body of water and keep out the carp. One of those methods is keeping a stock of predator species so the carp minnows don't survive long. And you now know that that is very important. Below is a picture of a carp barrier in Lake Michagain.