Carp, the herpes fish, is trending in Australia for so many reasons

It has been a big day in Australia: Carp, carp and some more carp.

Yea, no one here really knows what is going on either. Let's break it down. 

On Sunday, the Australian government announced a A$15 million project to release the herpes virus into a river to kill off a huge amount of a type of fish that is considered a massive pest. This fish is carp. It looks like this:

They are going to kill thousands of tonnes of European carp in the Murray-Darling River. Some people are warning that this is going to end in a big pile of dead, smelly fish.

Other people, such as the Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, are just getting used to saying the word.

CARP. CARP. CARP. The infamous Johnny Depp politician will not stop carping on about carp. 

please enjoy this Vine of our esteemed Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce literally just yelling "CARP" during #QT today https://t.co/yg0UtrvmCR

— Josh Butler (@JoshButler) May 2, 2016

But give Barnaby a break, he has had a very tough weekend. 

Barnaby workshops a name for the carp control program. pic.twitter.com/J5V6J1eF4u

— Jo Thornely (@jothornely) May 2, 2016

Press conferences are becoming increasingly difficult. Senator Nick Xenophon just wants to "congratulate Christopher Pyne on his plan to give herpes to carp."

Most memorable pre-budget news: Govt to kill carp w herpes. Politicians struggling with this https://t.co/Z0b17shjXRhttps://t.co/AVx8jzPLao

— Anna Henderson (@annajhenderson) May 2, 2016

Everyone is standing together in the face of carp.

Today we are all carp. 🎏 https://t.co/PF6XupF77O

— Chris from Ausdroid (@ozcjr) May 2, 2016

Je suis carp. https://t.co/7kLGnCaefP

— Shannon Molloy (@sleemol) May 2, 2016

While some geniuses are already making ringtones.

Someone’s making this into a ringtone #CARP #QT pic.twitter.com/U5cDp7xACw

— Frank Keany (@FJKeany) May 2, 2016

Carp became the most popular fish in Australia on Monday afternoon. For all the wrong reasons. 

And #carp is the number 1 trending topic in Australia. Of course. #auspol

— PatriciaKarvelas (@PatsKarvelas) May 2, 2016

Please... no... more... carp...

@johndory49 #carp pic.twitter.com/2wzRxWFxAQ

— John Malcolm (@JohnnyMalc) May 2, 2016

Carp.

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