Creative fish fighters taking out invasive carp

It is one of those outdoor sports clips that, once you have seen it, you never forget it. A band of boaters gathers on the Illinois River and in the bow of each boat stands the designated “hitter.” They are armored with a catcher’s mask, a football helmet, or perhaps a hockey face mask and they have equipped... read full story

"aggressive, hungry, interlopers that have overrun much of the (Mississippi) river, outcompeting native fish for plankton and other essential nutrients."