Asian Arowana Ban Being Removed in the US?

[X3R0X]

Someone that I work with told me soon the US is going to be removing the ban on Asian Arowanas in the US. He told me you will only be able to buy ones that are bred and have implanted microchips with paper work in the future.


IS THIS TRUE?

 

[davo]

outta interest why are they banned?

 

[redtailfool]

this will happen when bush finds his wmd in iraq. In short , its very unlikely to happen
in the near future.

 

[WyldFya]

There has been talk of this for a long time now, but nothing has come of it yet. I doubt anything will happen until we are out of Iraq and Bush is out of office.

 

[X3R0X]

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[X3R0X]

outta interest why are they banned?

Originally back in the 70's they were endangered species... and the US enforced an endangered species act around the time of the vietnam war since then asian arowana's are illegal to own in the US without a permit. They are no where near endangered as they used to be anymore. They are grown like tobacco in thailand and malaysia, since they have such a good markup on them. Some breeds can run for about $6000 on average, like the chili red and the golden cross back.... I WANT ONE SOOOO BAD!!

 

[kriztu]

i dont think so, wishful thinking for most hobbyists. it in CITES hands

 

[Infblue]

actually CITES is NOT the reason of the continual ban (there are CITES approved farms), the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the US is. problem is i think the asian aros are still endangered IN THE WILD, or at the very least, no one has proved that the wild population has re-established. the wild population is what matters as far as the ESA is concerned, so unless the farms start dumping aros back into the wild and show that the population is increasing, or someone show that the wild population is re-establishing itself, the ESA will always stand in the way.

 

[Oddball]

Infblue hit the nail on the head. The ESA places the asian aro as an endangered species. Until population counts are done showing the species either on the rebound or recovered, the classification will remain in place. The main hurtle is that there is no money for conducting a wild population census. Until an accredited authority takes up the responsibility the laws will remain the same as they are now.
A large deficit in the accounting comes from the aro breeding farms. When the farms gained their permits for collecting their initial broodstocks, they agreed to replenish wild populations with a portion of their fry stocks. To date (30 years worth of breeding) no farm has lived up to this agreement. The main excuse being that there is no gov't department to transport fingerlings back to wild sites.

 

[skinless]

im curious how much the aros would cost if available in the states.
around here, rtg juvies go for $1000+ and super reds for thousands more.
keeping em should be legalized, its not like just anyone can afford one.