Hi my name is CJ and I'm new to this site and have been keeping fish ever since I was a kid. I have a 225gal with 3 silvers in it now and have been doing research on them like a maniac. I have been learning alot about the asian arowana and laws. I know about cites regulations and have been having fun funneling down the esa regulations on import and export of this species. I can't find any real loop holes in the system besides convincing them that you are conducting some kind of study on them. Well anyway what I am trying to get at is that they do not specify that you need to have a degree in biology or be a member of the usda. So what if I was able to get writen consent from some vets, usda and game and parks saying that I am a good keeper and would like to participate in the conservation and breeding habits in the fish and would like to organize some kind of benefit towards the well being of this species. I guess what I'm asking from you guys is your opinion on this matter and different ideas on how to convince the esa on the matter. I have the application files for this and would love a good brainstorm to better our cause as fish keepers. I believe I can get really good backing on this subject. I would really like to hear others opinions as suport. Good or bad I don't care how you express your information because the information is all that matters to me. Let's see if we can try do to something that's worth while.
Asian Arows
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The ESA (endangered species act) is an act that was put into to place to regulate and protect threatened species. I'm trying to figure out how to convince the officials to allow me to get a permit to import and keep these fish.
Good luck. The research portion of the regulation states that the research must be backed by a credentialed institution of scientific study. IF permission is granted, the facility in which the specimen(s) is/are to be held must be inspected and pass the regulations required to maintain animals for scientific study. The facilities must also pass scheduled and unscheduled inspections during the licensing term. The licenses are issued on a year by year basis. There must also be a projected end-of-study date. At that date, the animal must be transferred to another licensed facility (after the proper paperwork to execute the transfer) or be destroyed with proof of it's destruction.
BTW, all of these steps and license requirements come with an associated cost per step. The inspections are charged to the licensee, as well.
You may want to read up on the Lacey Act, as well, if you get permission to obtain an asian aro. This regulation makes it illegal to possess, sell, and traffic illegal/endangered species throughout the US and its territories. Getting a license to keep an aro doesn't allow shippers to get one to you.
BTW, all of these steps and license requirements come with an associated cost per step. The inspections are charged to the licensee, as well.
You may want to read up on the Lacey Act, as well, if you get permission to obtain an asian aro. This regulation makes it illegal to possess, sell, and traffic illegal/endangered species throughout the US and its territories. Getting a license to keep an aro doesn't allow shippers to get one to you.
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It just doesn't make any sense to me why there wouldn't be an exception for captive bred animals that aren't a harm to your states environment or to society. But yet I can find idiots that keep chimps, tigers, alligatorsand cobras. There is guy who lives down the road from me and he has zebras and camels. But I can't get a fish that probably as an entire population isn't even close to really being threatened to extinction. I mean who do convince that law on this is rediculas that cares and could possibly make a difference. It's OK to make pot legal but I can't own a captive bred beautiful and harmless species of fish. It just seems to stupid to not have some loop hole of some kind.