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Eating Asian Carp

Dr. John Holden from Rockford, Illinois is the CEO of Heartland Processing, which aims to convert millions of tons of Asian carp into pet food, fishmeal and fish oil. (Photo by Shawn Allee)

There are rivers in the Midwest that are just flush with fish. Normally, that would be great, but these are two species of invasive Asian Carp - and they shouldn't be there in the first place. These foreign fish breed so quickly and grow so large, they push out native fish species. There are entrepreneurs who dream of getting rid of Asian carp. Shawn Allee looks at what they've cooked up and whether it could do any good:

Asian Carp Management Website

A related story from the Peoria Journal Star

Watch Video of the Asian Carp

Producer: Shawn Allee
Release Date: April 20, 2009
Running Time: 3:36

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