11-22-2009, 11:52 AM
[quote sfy2004]i have not yet seen anything mentioned about this, what is the goal for the carp in UL? reduce the numbers to a "manageable" size and number, or if possible flat out elimination of the entire population? other than the young being food for the larger fish,is there anyting beneficial to having any carp left in the lake?[/quote]
[cool][#0000ff]Welcome aboard. We have had numerous discussions on this subject and have posted quite a few links and articles over time. If you use the search feature and look up June suckers and carp removal you should be able to dig up some past posts on the subject.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In a nutshell, the June sucker is on the federal endangered species list. That has generated federal funds and interest in restoring them to a higher population. It has been determined that the carp are the single biggest obstacle to making a better environment for the junies...and for restoring Utah Lake to any kind of decent habitat for most of the other species.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The current carp netting program is the primary effort being expended right now to physically remove as many pounds of carp as possible. They are 90 percent of the entire biomass of Utah Lake. As such, the predator species have no chance of ever whittling them down to a manageable population. But, it is estimated that about 5 years of aggressive netting will remove enough adult carp to approach the "tipping point"...where predators can maintain a balance on the carp population in the future.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It would be virtually impossible to completely eradicate carp from Utah Lake. Poisoning would be too costly and ultimately ineffective, since there are too many tributaries and protected spots around the lake that could not be poisoned. It would also remove all the predators so any surviving carp would explode the population again.[/#0000ff]
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[cool][#0000ff]Welcome aboard. We have had numerous discussions on this subject and have posted quite a few links and articles over time. If you use the search feature and look up June suckers and carp removal you should be able to dig up some past posts on the subject.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In a nutshell, the June sucker is on the federal endangered species list. That has generated federal funds and interest in restoring them to a higher population. It has been determined that the carp are the single biggest obstacle to making a better environment for the junies...and for restoring Utah Lake to any kind of decent habitat for most of the other species.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The current carp netting program is the primary effort being expended right now to physically remove as many pounds of carp as possible. They are 90 percent of the entire biomass of Utah Lake. As such, the predator species have no chance of ever whittling them down to a manageable population. But, it is estimated that about 5 years of aggressive netting will remove enough adult carp to approach the "tipping point"...where predators can maintain a balance on the carp population in the future.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It would be virtually impossible to completely eradicate carp from Utah Lake. Poisoning would be too costly and ultimately ineffective, since there are too many tributaries and protected spots around the lake that could not be poisoned. It would also remove all the predators so any surviving carp would explode the population again.[/#0000ff]
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