Officials urge locals to catch and eat fish wreaking havoc on critical waterways: 'There is a real concern'

Officials urge locals to catch and eat fish wreaking havoc on critical waterways: 'There is a real concern'

Faced with overwhelming numbers of invasive carp disrupting native species and ecosystems, Arkansas is taking charge of the future with a major solution: getting Americans to eat the invasives. Since their entry into U.S. waterways in the 1960s and 1970s, invasive carp have surged across the Mississippi River Basin. They outcompete beloved species like bass and catfish for the plankton that young fish need, as the Arkansas Times reported recentl…