Then the bass is easy prey because it is used to being hand feeding. I'd hate to see that bass in a fisherman's pail.
Releasing native aquarium fish
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haha! Fishing and collecting without a license is also illegal in every state, but most people who fish ponds don't have one because fish and wildlife officers don't check on ponds. Also, I have witnessed bass eat blue gills naturally numerous time. Bass eat blue gills it's a fact, they also east everything else that swims including other bass. In fact, I caught my record 11.3 pound bass on a small bass that I was pulling in. The bigger bass ate the smaller one not knowing it was already caught. I am sorry that natural trophic interaction are inhibited by law, and because I think that is silly; I don't follow them.
Additionally, I recommend he donate the fish which is not illegal.
Conservation officers DO check the ponds if they are on the public land. And you can get an expensive fine if you were caught by a game warden without any license/permits. I know someone got $355 fine for use bluegill as a bait and he lost his fishing license for a year. Yes there are lot of people do illegal things...doesn't mean they are immune to not being caught by the game wardens.
I can tell you that a fine can ruin your day or even your life.
this goes along with what i was saying ealier. I wasnt saying that natives will get sick if a tropical decor fish is with them, I was saying anything currently in a tank that a fish is exposed to, is taken with it into the wild when it is released, regardless of the type of fish. Unless its a brand new tank and you only kept one individual in it, and you bought solely food that you know for a fact has no contaminants in it, then you always taking a risk by releasing a fish into the wild.
Do you have snakeheads in Hew Hampshire? I hadn't heard that!
Maryland started the "Northern Snakehead" legendary "Frankenfish" movement my friend.
You are being utterly disrespectful and totally rude as well as ignorant in the true sense of the word if you believe that we Maryland fish keepers had anything to do with the massive invasion of Snakeheads in the Potomac! Dude, at least come out to the Chesapeake for the annual Snakehead fishing tournament before spouting anymore of these ridiculous criminal allegations on we Maryland fish keepers.
If you are not so over-the-top ignorant, I am willing to educate you as to how the invasion occurred. Read on.
First and foremost, the area of the introduction is of heavily "East Asian" influence. The Northern Snakehead was legally sold in live (I mean no offense by the term, but this is what they were called in the day before political correctness) Oriental Supermarkets. People could go into the (I will refer to as the now politically correct term) "East Asian Supermarkets", and go up to the live fish displays and pick out their fish fresh to take home for cooking.
There were many species of "live fish" available for purchase through these markets. The Northern Snakehead was a top seller and a delicacy to the "East-Asian Southern Marylanders". The Northern Snakehead that they sold live were imported from "East Asia" and left little profit margin even though the demand for the fish was very high.
This lead to a dilemma for the "East Asian" food markets to meet the supply demand, and simultaneously increase the profitability of the high demand product. It was no time until the "idea" of raising the supply stock locally in Southern Maryland. They were refused permission by most of the locals to use their ponds for snakehead hatcheries. That did not stop this out of control freight train.
Click, Click BOOM. The discovery was made of the "snakehead population" in a Crofton pond where the owner had denied usage for breeding. So much for land owners wishes. The wonderful much respected local East-Asian business "folk" basically said upeth thoust to the entire population of Southern MD./ Washington, D.C. and totally infested our waters with their monsters purely for their profit.
At least try Mapquest before believing the lies bestowed upon you by officials of any state. Don't be naive enough to retard yourself into the delusion that Politicians are not exactly like these East Asian entrepreneurs in that they have an interest in money that can and does superseded any and all moral codes know to man.
Many of these markets are open till this day and strictly selling "legal" flora and fauna. Why would the D.C. or Maryland Government want to "hang the blame" on these tax paying business in their jurisdiction. If they did so, they would have to take actions, and close business, thereby losing money for the district/ state.
Why not blame aquarium owners in MD. and D.C. for releasing millions of Snakeheads into the Maryland/ D.C. water? It is just an extremely generalized "accusation" and requires the government to take no direct action against any citizen of the district/ state. No money is lost to the district/ state.
The Government did essentially "punish" the "East Asian" markets that sold these fish by outlawing the sale and enforcing the law! The "East Asians" can now go and catch an unlimited supply of Snakehead fish to eat for free, they just cannot "sell" them for profit anymore.
Map quest Crofton and Washington D.C.
Crofton is at least 17 miles from the Potomac. Wow do I have some hot beach front property to sell you if you bought the ole "Frankenfish" walked 17 miles to invade and overrun the mighty Potomac. The "scenic" Severn river is five miles from Crofton and I have yet to hear of any Snakehead catches in it.
The big question is that what the damages did the northern snakehead caused? I do not see any proof that they did cause the damages to the ecosystems. Funny thing is that before the discovery of Crofton Pond snakeheads, we have snakeheads in the waters already for many years but nobody say anything about it.
Literally lol'd when I read the first part.. Sorry XD
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You're completely missing my point. If you knew what trophic interaction meant you might understand my argument. What I said is that bluegills are a natural food for bass, so I am NOT sorry that I am using a natural food of bass to catch bass.
How can a fine ruin someones life? It's just money? What kind of meaningless life do you live if you let a fine ruin it? I have had fines from everything from drug possession back home in new south wales, to driving a boat underage in the states. I have spent a night in jail, and my life still isn't ruined. Nor will I stop fishing with bluegills to catch bass. If you think I am a punk, you're dead wrong. I am finishing a Ph.D. program in ICHTHYOLOGY (the study of fish). I work in Dr. Crampton's lab at UCF currently, a dude you guys hold up to be some kind of knifefish god.
The Maryland DNR is still studying the effects of the Snakehead infestation, so far they have found a decline in topminnows and small centrarchids in waters infested with snakeheads and are currently studying the effects on other fishes including the sportfishing types like Bass.
I called BS on your Ph.D program in Ichtyology if you are doing illegal activities. They usually don't hiring anyone with a history with the fines. If you were caught with using a sportfish as a bait, your career life might be over. I knew too many people who got fines and their bosses fired them from their workplace all because of their records.
Everyone knows that bass eat bluegills, it's just that it is not legal in most states. Here's my advice for you, just don't get caught by a game warden or your career life is over and I am NOT kidding!
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