Summary VICE News correspondent Thomas Morton investigates Asian carp - a slimy, ugly, and often gargantuan species of fish that has taken over many waterways in the United States. First introduced in the US in the 1960s to control weeds and parasites at aquatic farms in Arkansas, the bottom feeders eventually escaped and made their way through the Mississippi River system, eating almost everything in their path and severely damaging ecosystems across the Midwest. Today, government officials are concerned that the fish will invade the Great Lakes, destroy more ecosystems, wreak havoc on the region's multibillion dollar fishing industry, and spread to almost every major waterway in the Northeast. VICE News travels across Illinois to see how people are dealing with the Asian carp invasion, visiting the Redneck Fishing Tournament - where the sole mission is to catch as many carp as possible - touring a processing plant trying to monetize the fish, and then heading to Chicago, where we learned that Asian carp are a symptom of a much larger issue.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Kaj Larsen Tim Pool Danny Gold Ty Demura
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Sep 23, 2014
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Official Site
Language : English
Filming locations : Navajo Generating Station, Page, Arizona, USA
Production companies : Vice Media
Summary VICE News correspondent Thomas Morton investigates Asian carp - a slimy, ugly, and often gargantuan species of fish that has taken over many waterways in the United States. First introduced in the US in the 1960s to control weeds and parasites at aquatic farms in Arkansas, the bottom feeders eventually escaped and made their way through the Mississippi River system, eating almost everything in their path and severely damaging ecosystems across the Midwest. Today, government officials are concerned that the fish will invade the Great Lakes, destroy more ecosystems, wreak havoc on the region's multibillion dollar fishing industry, and spread to almost every major waterway in the Northeast. VICE News travels across Illinois to see how people are dealing with the Asian carp invasion, visiting the Redneck Fishing Tournament - where the sole mission is to catch as many carp as possible - touring a processing plant trying to monetize the fish, and then heading to Chicago, where we learned that Asian carp are a symptom of a much larger issue.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Sep 23, 2014
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Official Site
Language : English
Filming locations : Navajo Generating Station, Page, Arizona, USA
Production companies : Vice Media
