Hello,
Like everybody knows Asian Arowana (Red, etc.) Is illegal in US. I hope that for couple months, years it will change like in Canada and in Europe. It is not true that this fish is engendered species, not now.
I was talking with many people all over the world and for example from UK wrote me:
"Dear Michal
It is customs in the US that ban the import of any endangered species unless it can be proved that there is a successful breeding plan in place (and has been for 20 years) to sustain the breed. Given that Singapore has been successfully breeding the fish for longer than this you would be forgiven for asking why the ban to the US has not been lifted.
Well the US also requires that it is within the species natural habitat and Arowana are not native to Singapore, if it was not for the Singapore farms the fish may well be extinct by now, however US customs are yet to ease this circular argument.
It is believed by many that progress will be made within the next five years and many are campaigning to have the ban lifted. So maybe not so long from now you will be able to have your Red Arowana."
In the other hand one person from big and well know farm wrote me this letter:
"These can be legall if you buy for the breeding reason.
and CITES law for breeding order minimum 6(male and female)
All document we process for you
if you are seriously for order."
I called to Home land security department and they told me that this fish is illegal and that it. But if I told them about second email (order minimum 6 for breeding) they have problem to tell me that is legal or not. That why I'm a little confused and I bought black one.
What do you think about it ? Do you think that it is change to change law and we will able to buy this fish in US ?
Like everybody knows Asian Arowana (Red, etc.) Is illegal in US. I hope that for couple months, years it will change like in Canada and in Europe. It is not true that this fish is engendered species, not now.
I was talking with many people all over the world and for example from UK wrote me:
"Dear Michal
It is customs in the US that ban the import of any endangered species unless it can be proved that there is a successful breeding plan in place (and has been for 20 years) to sustain the breed. Given that Singapore has been successfully breeding the fish for longer than this you would be forgiven for asking why the ban to the US has not been lifted.
Well the US also requires that it is within the species natural habitat and Arowana are not native to Singapore, if it was not for the Singapore farms the fish may well be extinct by now, however US customs are yet to ease this circular argument.
It is believed by many that progress will be made within the next five years and many are campaigning to have the ban lifted. So maybe not so long from now you will be able to have your Red Arowana."
In the other hand one person from big and well know farm wrote me this letter:
"These can be legall if you buy for the breeding reason.
and CITES law for breeding order minimum 6(male and female)
All document we process for you
if you are seriously for order."
I called to Home land security department and they told me that this fish is illegal and that it. But if I told them about second email (order minimum 6 for breeding) they have problem to tell me that is legal or not. That why I'm a little confused and I bought black one.
What do you think about it ? Do you think that it is change to change law and we will able to buy this fish in US ?
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