Arapaima facing possible extinction in the wild

[Ponera]

Well the order was direct from South America and he used the phrase wild caught.

Yes, this is against cites regulation but what he does is piggy back it with legal fish, not reporting the illegals. I saw it a dozen times when I worked there.

 

[krichardson]

Interesting.

 

[Ponera]

The word I'd use is pathetic, when I worked there he told me they have a middleman that takes the heat when 1/3 of all their shipments are stopped at the border.