The Bavarian carp season has started in Germany

09/01/2021 | 14:26:00 | ID: 30825 | Department: Agriculture | fishing Uehlfeld, district of Neustadt a.d. Aisch - Bad Windsheim (agrar-PR) - Bavaria's gourmets can look forward to: From now on there are again freshly caught carp from the local ponds. Reinhard Reiter, gave the official starting shot for the Bavarian carp season in Uehlfeld in Central Franconia. And it shapes our wonderful cultural landscape, ”said Dr. Reinhard Reiter. However, according to him, producers and consumers will have to be prepared for a slightly lower harvest this year, because the changeable and cooler weather means that the fish consumed less food over long periods of time than in previous years. In addition, due to the high losses caused by fish predators such as cormorants and otters as well as regional floods, the amount of carp is expected to be 5,000 tons below the long-term average. Nevertheless, consumers could look forward to very good quality this year. With their extensive and near-natural ...