![]() ![]() This, the video informed me, was the annual Redneck Fishing Tournament in Bath, Ill., the object of which was to kill as many Asian carp as possible. Fish hitting people in the face, fish landing in boats, fish flapping between people’s feet in a mess of slime and blood. I saw a river full of fish leaping from the water like chaotic piscine fireworks and men in speedboats yelling and holding out nets to catch them as if they were wet and weighty butterflies. I clicked the link - of course I did - and stared in awe at what resembled a mash-up of a video game, nature documentary and war movie. ![]() ![]() UNDER A WHITE SKY The Nature of the Future By Elizabeth KolbertĪ few years ago YouTube recommended I watch a video with the word “carpocalypse” in its title. ![]()
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