Why do they ban arows
- Thread starter GooDyboy420
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Take some time to scan some of the threads in this forum since this subject comes up often. Asian aros are banned in the US due to their listing, in CITES, as critically endangered. In the US, CITES listings are backed by the Lacey Act and the Endangered Species Act. If aros are ever bumped up from their current standing in CITES, the US laws will eventually follow. But, don't expect any changes in the near future.
Oddball;622974; said:
I think the short answer would be: "the endangered species act". If we didn't have that, they'd be legal under CITES.
Asian arowanas are illegal in the U.S. because of the Endangered Species Act. The Lacey Act prohibits importation or interstate transport of Asian arowanas in contravention to interntational law (CITES). However, under CITES and the Lacey Act, an Asian arowana with appropriate CITES documentation would still be "legal" in the U.S. It's the Endangered Species Act listing that makes it illegal to import, buy/sell, transport, etc., Asian arowanas in the U.S. even if they have CITES documentation.Oddball;622974; said:
I posed the question to a USFWS official "what if the asian arowana is found to be extinct in the wild, but exists in large numbers in the hobby industry?". He had no idea. I actually think that would be the most likely case if they are ever allowed here again. How do you ban an animal that supposedly doesn't exist?
wizzin;623011; said:
No current census done. Nobody to verify even if census done. Certain aros according to the local tribe/aborigines have not been seen in the local system these last few years.
they are listed as extinct in Thailand. I asked a while ago if there were any farms that could breed asian aros. That's because there is a clause in the ESA for experimental populations. Where if the breeding of the fish were successful and the offsprint were to help the species, it is legal via permit to raise them here.