UK Carp - Angling Times' 40 page carp magazine supplement, out tomorrow, Tuesday, has an exclusive story they're billing as the biggest carp tale since Walker's record.
CEFAS has just given the green light for Australia's unwanted carp to be legally imported into Britain. Apparently there is a massive supply to huge sizes.
An Angling Times spokesman said, “it could change carp angling as we know it.”
Butchered - Australian Carp
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FISHINGmagic NOTE
To most Australian anglers carp are vermin and thousands are exterminated every year.
CEFAS
CEFAS is an internationally renowned scientific research and advisory centre working in fisheries management, environmental protection and aquaculture. They undertake a wide range of research, advisory, consultancy, monitoring and training activities. Their customer base includes Government departments (UK and foreign, central and local), international agencies, commercial companies and aid organisations. Much of their work is conducted for the UK Government and the European Union where their research and advice is utilised by policy makers, but in the past six years they have developed an increasingly worldwide client base. CEFAS has a staff compliment of approximately 550 who are based at three specialist laboratories within the UK. They have two ocean going research vessels and their facilities are equipped with the latest laboratory, tank and aquatic field based equipment.
CEFAS is an Executive Agency of the UK Government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Graham Marsden
