But the last straw came when an Asian business delegation arriving at the Minneapolis airport encountered a sign reading "Kill Asian Carp." 'Asian carp' refers to 4 speciesThe four species described collectively as Asian carp — bighead, silver, grass and black carp — were brought from China a half-century ago to rid Southern sewage and aquaculture ponds of algae, weeds and parasites. But what new label for Asian carp will be considered official — "invasive carp," which has been criticized as imprecise, or whatever the marketing blitz comes up with? The committee has never adopted "Asian carp" as a term for the four invasive species, Page said. It's most accurate to refer to the fish species individually, he said, acknowledging a collective name is sometimes convenient.

Source: CBC News July 15, 2021 13:52 UTC