"These fish are voracious eaters. In order for it to be economically profitable we are going to have to find some way to get cheaper food for fish.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

Biologists fear the voracious fish that can grow to 100 pounds will destroy the Great Lakes by starving out native species.

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The huge, voracious fish have infested the Mississippi River and its tributaries.

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For now an electrified barrier lies between the carp and the lake, but a serious proposal has been advanced to re-reverse the river, sever it from the Big Muddy and isolate Lake Michigan from the voracious fish.

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