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About Asian Carp: The Most Hated Fish In America

A relentless invasive fish is on the march, threatening to destroy one of the world's most important freshwater systems. Once brought to America to clean up fish ponds, Asian carp are now a major problem in the Mississippi River, out-competing native species and throwing the entire food chain out of balance. This film follows the incredible efforts to stop their spread, from a controversial plan to physically separate two major water systems to the use of an electric barrier that creates a wall of electricity to repel them. It's a race against time to prevent a catastrophic invasion of the Great Lakes and save America's waterways from this destructive force. From: Carpe Diem: A Fishy Tale Content licensed by Syndicado LLC to Little Dot Studios

Asian Carp: The Most Hated Fish In America is presented by Real Wild. Its listed runtime is 52 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

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Title
Asian Carp: The Most Hated Fish In America
Category
Society
Runtime
52 minutes
Language
English
Publisher
Real Wild

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