And the us is the only country that actually follows all cites regulations even though many countries signed it
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Why are Asian Arowanas illegal in the U.S.?
- Thread starter jeffries
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what if aros were not in the CITES appendix 1 list anymore?
would us legalize the import those fishes ?
would us legalize the import those fishes ?
How can the us make a rule for what other outside the US countries are doing and be the only one who bans **** bs in my opinion! The other countries need to step in and make some regulations on it so they can boom up the sales and then just tax the **** out of it like the us does with everything so they can pay to have it regulated and approved for releasing half like the sturgeon is required to process how hard would that be jees
They appear on CITES appendix 1, which prohibits the trade in all animals on this appendix by all signatories to CITES. A number of countries that are signatories allow importation if the fish come from CITES certified farms. The fish sold from these farms have microchips implanted and a certificate describing the fish and the chip code, thus authorities could check the origin. The US seemingly keeps to the original agreement and have not relaxed their regulations to allow the importation of farmed aro's.
By far the largest market for Asian aro's is Asia, especially China & Japan where these fish are closely linked to certain cultural beliefs.
I can only think that some form of lobby effort by an industry association would get the US regulations relaxed.
By far the largest market for Asian aro's is Asia, especially China & Japan where these fish are closely linked to certain cultural beliefs.
I can only think that some form of lobby effort by an industry association would get the US regulations relaxed.
