OrganicAuthority.com - Organic Blog » Asian carp http://www.organicauthority.com/blog Organic Authority - organic food, organic living, green living, organic thoughts. Tue, 21 May 2013 08:10:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 European Union Bails on Saving the Bluefin Tuna http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-food/european-union-bails-on-saving-the-bluefin-tuna/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-food/european-union-bails-on-saving-the-bluefin-tuna/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:00:43 +0000 Gerald "Gerry" Pugliese http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=8280 bluefin tuna in the ocean

Sushi is in trouble. Tuna is on pace to become an endangered species. Conservationists claim Bluefin tuna stocks in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean have dropped 60% between 1997 and 2007.

So environmental advocates have been asking the European Union to impose strict limits on fishing, but after intense negotiations the EU has abandoned a plan to put stricter fishing quotas on Bluefin tuna.
]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-food/european-union-bails-on-saving-the-bluefin-tuna/feed/ 1 Asian Carp Gets a New Name, “Kentucky Tuna” http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/the-environment/asian-carp-gets-a-new-name-kentucky-tuna/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/the-environment/asian-carp-gets-a-new-name-kentucky-tuna/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:00:07 +0000 Gerald "Gerry" Pugliese http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=7542 In the United States, Asian carp is an invasive species, i.e. not native. And when you abruptly introduce a foreign species - either plant or animal - into a existing ecosystem it usually wreaks havoc.

And the Asian carp is doing just that.

The fish is thriving in places like Kentucky and Illinois, so fishermen looking to catch catfish end up snagging more carp than catfish, which wouldn't be a problem if it was easy to sell.

Asian carp's reputation as a foreign invader is a turnoff to consumers.

So Kentucky State University has a brilliant - or totally idiotic - idea. Last night, Stephen Colbert reported that researchers from the university want to rename Asian carp, changing it to “Kentucky Tuna.” They hope the name change will be the public relations bump Asian carp needs.

I'm still cracking up over “Street Veal” and “Sink Lobster” - freaking hilarious!

If you're wondering why a potentially destructive species was brought to the U.S. in the first place, it was done with good intentions...I guess. Carp were introduced in order to clean up algae in catfish ponds. Carp are bottom feeders.

And actually it's because carp eat the junk at the bottom of ponds that might be their saving grace, not the silly name change; consuming algae means “Kentucky Tuna” is low in mercury and a good source of omega-3 fatty acids.

Image credit: Colbert Nation

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