Thought to be a protein solution for a growing nation, carp fell out of favor, but the invasive species remains abundant in ...

A small fishing barge crewed by researchers working with the Victorian Fisheries Authority successfully removed a quantity of European carp from Lake Wendouree in Ballarat late last year.

Carp is the most extensively farmed fish in the world. It’s a popular fish in Jewish, Eastern European and Chinese cuisines. Carp fishing is a popular recreational pastime, but most fish are ...

Carp seemed the best candidate. Long a favorite of European palates and fish farms, fast growing, and robust, Baird saw them as the ideal fish food. In 1877 the Fish Commission imported 345 carp ...