Don't copi tacos sound so much more appetizing than Asian carp tacos?
If “invasive carp” doesn't sound appetizing, how about a plate of copi? The state of Illinois is unveiling a market-tested rebranding campaign to make the fish appealing to consumers Slimehead is a staple at many grocery store fish counters, a mild white fish with a delicate flavor and flaky texture. Patagonia toothfish is reserved for menus at gourmet restaurants, with its subtly sweet flavor and rich butteriness.
The carp are an invasive species wreaking havoc on waterways across the Mississippi River Basin, including here in Indiana. They are eating all the food, crowding out native species and now make up the majority of fish in the rivers they’ve infested. Within 10 years, however, flooding along the Mississippi River allowed the fish to escape into the waterway. It didn’t take long before the carp population exploded up the river and many of its tributaries.
There is another type of carp in Indiana known as the common carp. While still not native to the state, it was introduced into the country more than a century ago and can be found all across Indiana. Like catfish, they have two small “whiskers” on each side of their mouth. “We don’t want to run that experiment in the Great Lakes,” said Schardt, the EPA scientist. “We want to keep them in the areas they are already in and reduce their populations in those places.”
He would not recommend the same treatment for Asian carp, or what is now referred to as copi. It’s a delicious white fish — a Chicago chef has described it as being more savory than tilapia, cleaner-tasting than catfish and firmer than cod. The new name comes from the word “copious.” There are copious amounts of the fish in the region’s waterways and there are copious ways to cook and eat it.
Adam agrees. Until today, the vast majority of a fisherman's catch was “this extremely delicious fish that there wasn’t a market for.” But now there is a place to bring them: Seven distributors have already signed on as part of the newThe benefits of eating copi are quite copious, as well — both to people and the environment.
“Right now, fishing and harvesting is one of the best tools we would have to basically lower the numbers of any fish population out there,” said Jansen of the Indiana DNR. Indiana officials are now starting to look at how to open up the state for carp fishing. That could mean changing the rules, Jansen said, or creating a special fishing permit that allows for the use of gill nets in certain areas for commercial fishing. They also are looking to mirror Kentucky’s contract fishing program.
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