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Re:One in three fish caught never makes it to the plate – UN... by hurpaDurpa on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @01:34AM (#17495699)
So, honest question: Why are invasive species like the gigantic asian carp so reviled, when they seem to be quite successful animals, thriving in an otherwise unforgiving environment?

I get that invasive species can stress their environment until it collapses and ruins even their own capacity to thrive or even survive, but sometimes I get the sense that asian carp are denegrated because they annoy humans by jumping out and slamming into people on boats. Are asian carp really a threat to their surroundings, or simply inconvenient from a human perspective?

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Re:One in three fish caught never makes it to the plate – UN... by aaronblohowiak on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @01:36AM (#17495705)
They are an ecological destroyer and they don’t taste good
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Re:One in three fish caught never makes it to the plate – UN... by selectodude on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @02:38AM (#17495898)
They taste fine. No better or worse than tilapia. It's just that it's impossible to get all the bones out because a lot of them aren't connected to anything and are just floating in the meat.
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Re:One in three fish caught never makes it to the plate – UN... by hurpaDurpa on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @01:47AM (#17495745)
Arguably, the part about tasting bad is purely a human concern, but ecological destruction is a possibly real problem, if left unchecked.
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Re:One in three fish caught never makes it to the plate – UN... by steve_adams_86 on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @01:45AM (#17495740)
Why does half the world think they taste good and the other half thinks they don't? They must be fine... Right?
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Re:One in three fish caught never makes it to the plate – UN... by jlebrech on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @08:27AM (#17497399)
bad taste is a evolutionary trait that has kept them in the gene pool
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