[Duckpoor]

Just how big a boat would a fella need to harvest 30 million pounds.
Timmy you may have to upsize your Carp rig.

Illinois is entering into an agreement with Chinese meat processing company Beijing Zhuochen Animal Husbandry Company and Big River Fisheries located in Pearl, Ill. to harvest 30 million pounds of carp from Illinois rivers. Big River will process, package and ship the fish to Zhuochen for resale in international markets where the fish is a delicacy. The company is expected to harvest at least 30 million pounds of fish for the purpose of this agreement by the end of 2011.

The state, through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, will invest $2 million in capital funds to help Big River retrofit its existing facility, increase its processing capacity and expand to new production facilities in Pittsfield, which will create 61 new jobs and 120 indirect jobs. Commercial fishermen, contracted by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, have already started removing Asian carp in the Illinois River where populations exist.

“The high quality and taste of the wild Asian carp from Big River Fish far exceeded our expectations. We see a tremendous market in China for the wild Asian carp,” said Mr. Liang Chang, Chairman, Beijing Zhuochen Animal Husbandry. “As Big River Fish's production capacity increases, we will be able to expand our marketing efforts in China.”

rg

[csgrizz]

While in Dosh this past weekend, we talked to some "local yocals" who indicated a commercial fisherman had been in the very slough that Lisa and I bowfished no less than 2 days prior, and their 2 boats were loaded to the gunnells with those fish...and Lisa and I saw literally 100's upon 100's on our trip.

I like the part about "for resale in international markets"

Americans import Asian fish to clean fish ponds, Rivers flood, Asian fish invade and take over our native waters, we turn around and sell same fish back to the Asians, who turn around and market it to us as cod fish sticks. Oh the Irony.

CS

[mnflokd]

Hunting "the bluff" we always go through there and stop at the little gas station to get jerky and soda's after the hunt.
This should be a real boon for the town and the dental plans for those residents!

Drew