I just got a phone call about stingrays being banned very soon in WA state by the lady that gets to decide which animals can go and which can't. The Lung fish and swamp eels are also on the list of fish that may be banned in the VERY near future.
Stingray Ban in WA
- Thread starter Waldo
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Mr. Rowe,
To recap our telephone conversation. I appreciate the cooperation and concern for the environment you have expressed. As I indicated,
Piranha are a prohibited species in Washington State. As such they may not be possessed, imported, purchased, sold, propagated, transported or released into state waters. This means that your intention to pass them through the state and ship them on to Canada is not legal.
The Stingray species and lungfish you have listed on your import list for the Georga Wildliife Resources division are unclassified - as such they are treated as prohibited species and are also illegal in this state until the agency has reviewed them and determined the level of risk they would pose if released into the wild. As you indicated, you are well aware of the fact that people release aquarium fish all of the time, and some of them become problematic. I sincerely appreciate your willingness to hold off on this shipment until we are able to review the habitat requirements and behavior of these fish and make a decision about them. I look forward to receiving the information you mentioned.
Thank you for your cooperation.
To recap our telephone conversation. I appreciate the cooperation and concern for the environment you have expressed. As I indicated,
Piranha are a prohibited species in Washington State. As such they may not be possessed, imported, purchased, sold, propagated, transported or released into state waters. This means that your intention to pass them through the state and ship them on to Canada is not legal.
The Stingray species and lungfish you have listed on your import list for the Georga Wildliife Resources division are unclassified - as such they are treated as prohibited species and are also illegal in this state until the agency has reviewed them and determined the level of risk they would pose if released into the wild. As you indicated, you are well aware of the fact that people release aquarium fish all of the time, and some of them become problematic. I sincerely appreciate your willingness to hold off on this shipment until we are able to review the habitat requirements and behavior of these fish and make a decision about them. I look forward to receiving the information you mentioned.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Absolutly. I will be mailing information to her about stingrays and fish that may be hazerdous to our local wildlife. I put Wildlife before economy and While I hate to say it there are fish that could adapt to our climate. I'm hoping and am confident that with research they will not find P. sp or any other ray dangerous. I will asking the MFK community to help and those members that have bred ray and kept rays to give me a lending hand in accumulating authentic information in keeping, and breeding rays. I think it's going to be a long and expensive process though, It seems that often times these people fall on theory more then fact. As a fish lover and promoter of study, I shake my head at both the government as well as the pet store that said the fish was only going to get as big as the tank and the kid that throws the fish into our lakes. LUCKILY, this lady was not against doing further research for the P. SO we may be able to give enough knowledge to gain respect for these animals.
