Editing Common carp (section)

===Breeding and Fishing===

The Romans farmed carp and this pond culture continued through the monasteries of Europe and to this day. In China, Korea, and Japan, carp farming took place as early as the [[Yayoi period]] (c. 300 BC – AD 300).<ref>Daily Yomiuri newspaper, September 19, 2008</ref>

The annual tonnage of common carp produced in [[China]] alone, not to mention the other cyprinids, exceeds the weight of all other fish, such as trout and salmon, produced by aquaculture worldwide. Roughly three million tonnes are produced annually, accounting for 14% of all farmed freshwater fish in 2002. China is by far the largest commercial producer, accounting for about 70% of carp production.<ref name=fao/> Carp is eaten in many parts of the world both when caught from the wild and raised in [[aquaculture]].

Common carp are extremely popular with [[Fisherman|angler]]s in many parts of Europe, and their popularity as quarry is slowly increasing among anglers in the United States (though they are still generally considered pests and destroyed in most areas of the U.S.), and southern Canada. Carp are also popular with spear, bow, and fly fishermen.<ref>David Batten: An Introduction to Carp
Fishing, p. 24</ref>