Print Page | Close Window

Koi carp fish trap trial at Lake Waikare soon

Printed From: The Fishing Website
Category: General Forums
Forum Name: The News Desk
Forum Description: Our media ferret gets into the nitty gritty
URL: https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=84533
Printed Date: 29 May 2026 at 6:33am


Topic: Koi carp fish trap trial at Lake Waikare soon
Posted By: Wanda_Ra
Subject: Koi carp fish trap trial at Lake Waikare soon
Date Posted: 08 Nov 2012 at 1:12pm

A trial by Waikato Regional Council to trap koi carp and recycle the pest into potting mix, is about to begin at Lake Waikare.

The lake is one of the major breeding sites for carp with large numbers of the fish entering the lake through one particular fish pass.

The council is putting a special fish trap and digester in and beside the fish pass to catch and kill the fish and mulch them into a nutrient-rich potting mix.

Koi carp compete with native species for food and stir up sediment which causes the growth of toxic algae.

A freshwater scientist Bruno David hopes the system will be almost fully functioning by the end of November.



-------------
If you think you are too small to make a difference,try sleeping with a mosquito in your tent.


Replies:
Posted By: Kevin.S
Date Posted: 08 Nov 2012 at 4:09pm
How does it tell the difference between koi carp and other fish, or does it just kill everything?

Posted By: Zambezi
Date Posted: 08 Nov 2012 at 4:20pm
greenpeace volunteers will remove the none pest species

-------------
A man’s comfort in life can be measured by the quality of the toilet paper he uses to wipe his arse.

Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2012 at 9:05am
Originally posted by Zambezi Zambezi wrote:

greenpeace volunteers will remove the none pest species
 
I always thought that Greenpeace were similar in a lot of respects to Koi carp- funny looking and not good for a lot.

Posted By: GrizzlyKiwi
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2012 at 9:53am
for all the hard work and money they aren't going to achieve a lot i reckon... they have been doing this in Aussie for ages and they still have millions of Carp swimming around in the lakes and rivers.


Print Page | Close Window