Asian Aros in the US?

[Demon_fish]

i think its a bunch of

 

[rottbo]

only one thing to say about the legal issue C.I.T.E.S. and we are the only country who follows all C.I.T.E.S. rules

 

[TheRayMaster]

only one thing to say about the legal issue C.I.T.E.S. and we are the only country who follows all C.I.T.E.S. rules

LOL! Its so true! How lame is that?

 

[skillzdatkillz]

I hate california everthing fun is illegal.

 

[Zoodiver]

So why are public aquariums alowed to have them? what is the difrence there? does it matter who owns the aro?

Public facilities are held to a much higher standred than the general public. We're checked on a regular basis, as well as being able to be "spot checked". They can just show up and go over the place to make sure we're up to snuff. All of our paper work (permits, husbandry documentation, records etc...) has to be there and in order. Our level of care has to be proven as well as a few other similar things. The powers that be don't like something...suddenly you have no animals. It's that basic. Also, there is no fear of things like non-native introduction to the wild with a public facility. Each animal has paper work showing when it came, where it is located in the facility and if it left.

Not all US public facilities can have Asian Aros. Only a few have proper permits. I can only think of about 8 off the top of my head.

 

[grmanrocks]

The police maybe but Cali fish and game have nothing better to do you have been warned

ummm what cali fish and game ??????????????????????? i swear it is almost inexistant. but none the less the regs are for the safety of the fish, regardless of how lame , retarded, or ineffective they are.

 

[Reefstalker]

As I've posted in a prior thread, Asians are sold in the open in California. I know of at least 2 places in the LA. There's an LFS in Monterey Park that sells RTGs, Chili Reds, Chili Purples, whatever. They cost anywhere from $2000 and up depending on the quality. Microchipped with Malaysian AAA Certificates. They're obviously smuggled in illegally. I won't name the place so I won't get them in trouble...but if you're familiar with the area, you can find it easily on Garvey.

 

[Mourinho18]

This thread sucks. It doesn't even deserve one of those little pictures that says, "this thread sucks"

 

[Jesse]

ummm what cali fish and game ??????????????????????? i swear it is almost inexistant. but none the less the regs are for the safety of the fish, regardless of how lame , retarded, or ineffective they are.

Actually, the California Fish and Game does not have the jurisdiction to enforce the U.S. Endangered Species Act. However, they can and often do alert the appropriate federal agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in situations involving Asian arowanas.