Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 Origins of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio
2 Fish culture in Europe and the Carpocene
3 Acclimatisation: Its origins and motivations
4 The introduction of carp to Australia
5 Boolarra: A ‘carptastrophe’
6 Biology
7 The breaking storm
8 Impacts of carp in Australia
9 Carp in Tasmania: A success story
10 Carp control
11 Recreational fishing
12 Carp as ornamental fish
13 The future of carp in Australia
Appendix 1
References
Index
Biography
Paul Humphries is a river and fish ecologist with 40 years’ research experience in
many parts of Australia and overseas. Paul co-edited Ecology of Australian Freshwater Fishes with Keith Walker (CSIRO Publishing, 2013) and wrote The Life and Times of the Murray Cod (CSIRO Publishing, 2023).
Katherine Doyle is an aquatic ecologist with more than 15 years’ experience researching the ecology, management and restoration of freshwater and marine ecosystems. Her current research focuses on fisheries management at river infrastructure, such as hydropower and irrigation schemes, as well as on threatened and invasive fish species.
