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Re: Fish from Arkansas
I agree with Mark Binkley. Considering the number of interesting
species in Arkansas, we should definitely try to work out a suitable
arrangement. Suggest that you write a carefully composed letter to the
head of the AGFC and ask for a formal determination on the bluehead
shiner issue, in light of the fact that Arkansas fish farmers ship
fathead minnows all over the country as feeder fish, farm pond baitfish,
etc. State exactly what you plan to do in terms of captive breeding and
that you will operate in strict compliance with applicable regulations,
however, you need a formal determination as to whether captive-raised
blueheads can be shipped out-of-state like the fatheads and other fish
produced by Arkansas fish farmers. If you give them a current situation
where they allow it to occur, it becomes MUCH harder to justify denying
you the same consideration.
BTW, I called the AGFC about a scientific collection permit. The lady I
talked to said that it would go out that day, and all I had to do was
send it back for approval (implied that getting one is a straightforward
process and seldom denied). I plan to ask for 100 bluehead shiners to
be collected by Herb Harris to be sent to me for the NFC Breeder's
Program, with some to be distributed to other BP members. Herb, I need
your mailing address to do this. As many of you know, a Scientific
Collection Permit is a stand-alone permit, i.e., the normal fish and
game laws do not apply. If approved, fish collected from the wild under
the SCP would not be subject to the out-of-state shipment prohibition.
While we are on the subject, Herb: do you have any of the fish listed
below available? If so, maybe we can add them to the list of fishes
authorized for capture and out-of-state shipment under a Scientific
Collection Permit (if you haven't found some of them yet, we can always
put in for another SCP next year for other species):
Blackspotted topminnow, golden topminnow, northern studfish, northern
starhead topminnow, blackstripe topminnow, mud sunfish, dusky darter,
blackside darter, longnose darter, channel darter, river darter,
stargazing darter, saddleback darter, slenderhead darter, crystal
darter, western sand darter, scaly sand darter, bluntnose darter,
specked darter, arkansas saddled darter, greenside darter, harlequin
darter, banded darter, swamp darter, creole darter, mud darter,
goldstripe darter, redfin darter, orangethroat darter, cypress darter,
slough darter.
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>From: mbinkley at earthling_net (Mark Binkley)
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>Let me just chime in on this state/federal law thing - It certainly
will
>not benefit Herb or us native fish heads to antagonize the Arkansas
Fish
>Commision by claiming that federal trade laws override their
jurisdiction.
>Whether this is true or not, we really need to pursue a congenial
>relationship with the state agencies who are the ones with the greatest
>regulatory interest and most direct control over the disposition of the
>fish.
>
>If we really want to pursue this, it might be best to go to the feds
and
>request a general review of the situation rather than focusing
attention on
>one state and creating bad feelings.
>
>Mark Binkley
>Columbus Ohio USA <))><
>mbinkley at earthling_net
>
>Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him
>to use "the Net" and he won't bother you for weeks.
>
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One of the earliest Christian symbols was the fish
(Greek: icthys, which was an abbreviation for the Greek
words in the phrase: Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior).
Thus, disciples could identify each other by their use
of the fish symbol, which continues to be used today.
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Jonah was swallowed by a huge fish and remained
within it for three days and three nights. Afterwards,
he was "vomited" (literal translation) onto the beach
to go and minister to the people of Ninevah (Jonah 2:1-11).
While we often find references in aquarium books
concerning the first instances of fishkeeping
by humans, this appears to be the first instance
of humankeeping by a fish!
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