Brazil pleco ban

[csx4236]

Just heads up, Brazil has supposedly banned certain types of pleco in the last week. Once I get more details from my exporters I will have more info. Anyone else heard about this?

 

[COL]

Yes; the ban has technically been up (in theory, not practice), since last year,or, depending on who you ask, as early as 2006. Anyways, thus far, pretty much all hypancistrus and pseudacanthicus, amongst others (but these are the most notable) are banned from Brazilian export until they are officially described.

 

[Kevaldo]

when i was in Brazil in 2004 the guy's over there where saying then that the IBAMA where going to ban load's of fish in the future, especially more plecos. while i was there they banned pearl ray's and zebra's, IBMAM will ban everything soon.

Kev

 

[davo]

so it's actually being implemented now? That sucks.

 

[Passionate 4 pikes]

Most likely its all ark and no bite IBAMA is a little paranoid

 

[knobhill]

what is IBAMA?

 

[gollum]

IBAMA is the government enviromental protection agency for Brazil (amazon) initially created to stop illegal deforestation and timber export.

 

[knobhill]

its too bad... fish hobbyists aren't the problem, it's the dams, deforestation, and loss of habitat that are killing off these species

 

[COL]

Eh;

I would say the hobby has it's effects on numbers, most definitely.

 

[WyldFya]

its too bad... fish hobbyists aren't the problem, it's the dams, deforestation, and loss of habitat that are killing off these species

Removing fish from the wild has a direct effect on the wild populations.