The Minnesota state senate Monday approved a measure that would rename the undesirable fish “invasive carp.” It’s a response to concern that the current term casts people from Asian cultures in a negative light. Senators added the proposal to a larger bill that governs Minnesota natural-resource use. The legislation will return to the Minnesota House, where it passed earlier this month without the name change.
Champlin Democrat John Hoffman said on the Senate floor that referring to the fish as “Asian” was hurtful to some people.
Officials have been trying to block the non-native fish’s progress into Mississippi River and Great Lakes ecosystems after it has overwhelmed some areas farther south. Bighead, silver, and grass carp are known to be well-established in the Mississippi River basin (including tributaries) of the United States, where they at times reach extremely high numbers, especially in the case of the bighead and silver carp.
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