Re: [RML] Banning all PNG fish

Roy Hunter (roy at angfa.org)
Wed, 10 Sep 1997 20:27:43 -0600

You know Pete, I can only think of a few streams where we collected
exotics. We didn't collect any pleco's, paradise fish, chiclids etc. Mainly
just Gambusia and I think only 1 stream had guppies. I dont think aquarium
fish are the problem. Just the thought. After all the government did
support the stocking of gambusia so they have done more damage than any
hobbiest. I think people like Gordon with his rape and pillage practices
are more of a problem along with trans located populations of fish. This is
something that is a bigger problem.
Blaming problems on the hobbiest is just plain bullshit. They are making us
the scape goat.

Granted it is a situation that needs to be fixed but I doubt it will have
any other affect than taking food and clothing from people like Bruce S.
that make their living breeding the PNG fish. They hobbiest will have the
fish regardless of the laws.

Sure would be nice to have a politician who thought of ways to get
government out of our lives than one that looks for ways to get in.

I cant imagine what your recommendations would be if you were in the
position to do so. I dont think there would be a hobby left.

Roy Hunter
Co-Chairman
ANGFA of North America
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> From: peter.unmack at ASU.Edu
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [RML] Banning all PNG fish
> Date: Wednesday, September 10, 1997 5:12 PM
>
> On Thu, 11 Sep 1997, Adrian R. Tappin wrote:
>
> > I've never seen any
> > reports of feral populations anywhere in Australia.
>
> Isn't it too late to do anything once that has occured? The whole idea
of
> the kind of legislation you are talking about is to prevent species that
> are likely to establish in the Australian environment from having any
> opportunity to do so. Sure, there are lots of hypocracies in this, ie
> guppies and swordtails because they are so popular but that's life.
>
> Tootles
>
> Peter Unmack