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发帖数: 466 | 1 Before and after pictures of a carp dish from Tianjin
American fish experts visited China in early September to seek a solution to
the proliferation of Asian carp in the United States. The fish is
considered a delicacy in China but is posing a threat to native fish and
clam species.
The proliferation has been widely discussed by Chinese internet users who
joked that the US government could save money on a planned dam to stop the
fish from reaching the Great Lakes if they just paid Chinese tour groups to
come to the US to eat all the carp.
The US government has been considering building a dam or a permanent barrier
to stop eight Asian carp species, including the common carp, black carp,
grass carp, silver carp and bullhead from entering the Great Lakes. The
barrier would cost US$18 billion and could significantly increase
transportation costs for neighboring regions such as Chicago's shipping and
steel industry, according to the BBC.
Carp was introduced to the US in the 1970s to reduce algae build-up and
improve water quality in ponds; however, the fish escaped to waterways after
floods and threatened native species with their large size and rapid
reproduction rate. Jim Garvey, director of Southern Illinois University's
Fisheries and Aquaculture Center, worried that the fish will eat and destroy
native mussels. He was one of the American experts visiting China to
explore the commercial potential of Asian carp.
The experts visited a seafood market in Shanghai and seafood processing
factories in Wuhan in Hubei province. They also tasted carp dishes such as
braised carp and a northeastern Chinese dish consisting of bread soaked in
fish head soup. |
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