Sea lamprey control in Lake Erie

[Panich52]

msue .anr.msu.edu - Posted on February 16, 2015 by Ronald E. Kinnunen, Michigan State University Extension, Michigan Sea Grant

Sea lampreys are native to the Atlantic Ocean, however, they can be found throughout the Great Lakes...

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[KamaAina]

1. Mmmm! Unagi!

Actually, sea lamprey is quite popular in Portugal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamprey#As_food

Especially in southwestern Europe (Portugal, Spain, and France), and in the northern half in Finland, larger lampreys are still a highly prized delicacy. Sea lamprey is the most sought species in Portugal and one of only two that can legally bear the commercial name "lamprey" (lampreia): the other one being Lampetra fluviatilis, the European river lamprey, both according to Portaria (Government regulation no. 587/2006, from 22 June). Overfishing has reduced their number in those parts. Lampreys are also consumed in Sweden, Finland, Russia, New Zealand, the Baltic countries, Japan, and South Korea.

[AnnieBW]

2. In Some Areas of the World

Lampreys are good eatin'. Why not start catching them and selling them overseas?

[roamer65]

3. The Great Lakes fisheries now depend on the application of lampricide.

I remember the days before the lampricide. With no lake trout to consume the alewives, the die offs of those little fish were sickening...smelled downright awful. All due to the mess we created with the introduction of the lamprey.
Lamprey fishing may not be such a bad idea. Hell...if money can be made humans will overfish them to near extinction, just like Atlantic cod.