Jeffrey Frischkorn: Ultra-popular in Europe, but not so much for carp in the United States
If ever a poster child for invasive species existed, the barbel-face of the common carp would strike a defining pose on any biological wanted poster. For good reason, at least in the United States. Back in the Old Country, not so much. Just the opposite, in fact it appears.
And we’re talking a pretty wide swath of the Northern Hemisphere from the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean clear to the waters of the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is a huge swath of the Old World where the carp has long held the title of the best of the rest.
