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Re: Now Never returned to the wild !!!!



mcclurg luke e wrote:
> 
>   AMEN, brother Robert, AMEN!   :)
> 
> Luke
> 
> On Wed, 8 Jul 1998, robert a rice wrote:
> 
> >
> > >
> > >> While I appluade folks getting excited about things I think for now
> > >we
> > >> should limit the scope of things to aquarium species.
> > >
> > >Then you'd be a bunch of fools.  :-)
> >
> >
> > Why do you call us fools? Is it  because we are takeing a simople logical
> > manner in things and not rushing in cheesing everyone off by calling them
> > names like fools :) where there is little disagreement it is easy to move
> > quickly..........In Aquarium species there is little disaggreement so we
> > have moved forward quickly.
> >
> >
> > >> but befor we
> > >> go  shooting at each other about this issue we should take a step
> > >back
> > >> and concentrate on the obvious problem of introduced aquarium
> > >> species.......
> > >
> > >It's the same basic problem.  As I see it there are four levels in
> > >issue
> > >here.
> > >
> > >1/ Introduction of exotic fish (those from another continent).
> > >2/ Translocation/Introduction of "native" fish (those from North
> > >America).
> > >3/ Translocation of fish within their native range (ie individual
> > >drainage
> > >basins).
> > >4/ Rerelease of fish taken from the wild back to their place of
> > >capture.
> > >
> > >I don't think anyone is arguing about the first three.  The forth one
> > >is
> > >certainly more anal, however, I think if you ask a bunch of fisheries
> > >professionals they would suggest #4 is also important to advocate
> > >against.
> > >
> > >> We risk becoming so myopic on this issue that no party would be
> > >allowed
> > >> to move anyfish anywhere and in effect you would end aquarium
> > >rearing,
> > >> reintroductions, stocking and we would lose most of the interests of
> > >> naturalist, fishermen and aquarists.....
> > >
> > >Now you are getting a little extreme here.  :-)  Ideally fish
> > >rereleased back
> > >into the wild should have a vet examination to ensure we are not
> > >releasing
> > >more than we think.  Most hatcheries do undertake this these days from
> > >what I
> > >understand.
> > >
> > >Tootles
> > >Peter Unmack
> > >
> > >
> >  I do work on a weekly basis with hatcheries and there are no vets
> > inolved in the proccess. Copper sulfate perhaps :) I think your harsh
> > tone on this list is in effect throwing out the baby with bathwater. Our
> > program for exotic removal is a good program not a complete one nor a
> > perfect one but it is a good one. We will continue to develop it to
> > further address the issues. The 6 PHD's  I ran it by thought it was a
> > good idea and the 3 fisheries folks did too  As did the 2 state senators.
> > So lighten up it's a good program that is just getting started :)  and we
> > are far from fools. We are a bunch of folks who give a damn and would be
> > happy to work together with like minded people.
> >
> > RR
> >
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