NFC: Re: Collecting banded Sunfish

["nickel55" <nickel55 at worldnet_att.net>]

Just a small correction here Jay, I think the fish you might be referring to
is the Blackbanded sunfish, not the Banded sunfish. I live in PA, not sure
of Jersey laws but you probably just need a fishing license to go
collecting, and I don't think that they are endangered in Jersey. Check the
NFC site and go to the articles, there should be something on the
Blackbanded sunfish.

                                                            Terry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake Owen" <jkowen2 at optonline_net>
To: <nfc at actwin_com>
Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 5:02 PM
Subject: NFC: Collecting banded Sunfish


> Hello Everyone,
> I am new to the list.  I mosty keep Apistos, and dream of one day
venturing to
> the amazon to collect my very own.
> As for now, I cannot afford a trip to the Amazon. I live in central NJ,
> So, I was thinking it might be interesting to get sort of a "warm up" by
taking
> a much smaller, cheaper, trip to the Pine Barrens, to look for some of the
> Banded Sunfish
> First off, I want to make sure they are not endangered , or if my
collecting
> them would be harmful in any way.
> I have looked on the web for any info about this, and got mixed answers.
> Second, if all is okay, can anyone recommend anywhere to go?
> Do I need any kind of permits?
> or anything special I need to bring with me?
> Any and all help appreciated,
> Jay Cohen
>
>