In this state it is illegal to have certain fish, even in a tank. A
Chinese restaurant owner got in trouble. THe koi were held in a petstore
in NH until it was sorted out, and I think he finally got permission to
keep them, but he can't have them on display in his establishment.
Kathycarp wrote:
Make sure it's legal to import them. I know this area (and others I'm sure)
has had problems with people dumping things like this in our local waters
when they tire of them, and then they cause a big problem with the local
water life. Our Fish and Wildlife Dept has had to "kill" an entire lake and
then replant with natives because of some chub that someone dumped in the
lake and they proliferated and killed off the "good" fish.
Forgotten Treasures #19: THE SPECKLED BROOK TROUT--PART II ... BIG TROUT OF THE NEPIGON, LAKE EDWARD, LAKE BATISCAN, ETC. ... The ever-beautiful fish of these waters, ... by the knowledge that the trout of the "Complete Angler" is a ... (rec.outdoors.fishing.fly)
Re: Bass Vs. Carp ... This fish survived 170 millions of years and now is disappearing because some redneck idiots believe that they are dangerous. ... I read an article some times ago that also carp is dangerous and can jump 3 meters high and land in your boat and even hit you in the head falling. ... This realization led to the first attempt to control carp in 1891 in Lake Merced,... Adult carp have no natural predators and are not sought by anglers so they have a low mortality rate and often comprise the majority of fish mass in a water body.... (rec.outdoors.fishing.bass)
Re: Recent advances in AAT ... The Homo maxilla AL 666, dated to 2.3 Ma, along with a stone tool assemblage ... was recovered from deposits of the Hadar ... hippos and fish (Blumenschine et al. 2003: ... the vicinity of an extensive lake, or large river. ... (sci.anthropology.paleo)
Re: Got out for an hour today and caught a couple ... I envy all that open water you have to fish over there. ...Mittry lake is a solo lake with very ... > The river above Imperial dam is where most folks fish, camp, and party. ... > and float down a little further. ... (rec.outdoors.fishing.bass)
