TJQ Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 TORONTO – A Toronto man and a Markham area business have been fined $70,000 for selling snakehead, an invasive fish species. The total fine will be $90,530 with the addition of penalties and victim surcharges, and came as a result of a multi-agency, international undercover investigation known as “Operation Serpent.” Read it on Global News: Global Toronto | Toronto man, Markham aquarium fined for illegal sale of ‘frankenfish’ http://www.globaltoronto.com/toronto+man+markham+aquarium+fined+for+illegal+sale+of+frankenfish/6442753588/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 no they didnt get the message tj,there will be another one to jump right in their shoes.... those things are nasty and im sure they have been released in ontario waters,they should be jailed for 5yrs,same as the truckload of them they stopped a few weeks ago with live fish !!! i have seen shows where they have been established,and they will attack almost anything,just more invasive garbage asian carp,asian snakehead,where will it end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I went to that place once, I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, although I don't think I would recognize a snakehead in an aquarium though without comparing pictures when I was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 It's because they are selling them in back room aquariums they know its illegal and still do it it's all about the money supply and demand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 The worste part is they don't sell them to eat. They are sold to be released, and bring the buyers good fortune!!! S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemper Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I've been in that place before, when I was working a summer job in highschool delivering beer to a karaoke bar upstairs. The owner of the bar (a kid, MAYBE 21-22) tried to pay us off in cash at significantly less than the final bill. After convincing him that we were NOT, in fact, and illegal liquor operation (I guess the branded delivery truck didn't give it away?) he took us downstairs to our fish selling friend here that ultimately wrote the cheque for him. My guess is that most of the operations in that joint are shady... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tootsie II Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 With the damage that these things could do the environment and the economy, long JAIL sentences should be the only options available to the judges in these cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snidley Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 (edited) Snakeheads can't survive out winters but all the same it's disturbing that backward cultural traditions are potentially compromising our environment. By far the more dangerous shipment was the live Asian Carp that were being brought across the border a few months back. That and the fact that the Yanks are not taking the Asian Carp around Chicago seriously. Edited November 15, 2012 by Snidley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Snakeheads can't survive out winters but all the same it's disturbing that backward cultural traditions are potentially compromising our environment. By far the more dangerous shipment was the live Asian Carp that were being brought across the border a few months back. That and the fact that the Yanks are not taking the Asian Carp around Chicago seriously. What!? If they can live in new york you can be sure they'll survive up here, even if they didn't survive the winters they could wipe out any small waterbody in a season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snidley Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Where in New York are Snakeheads? The closest I have seen is the Potomac River Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snidley Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) Actually I'm wrong. They have been found in Flushing NY and Philly. The same document says they could have a range from Mississippi to Hudson Bay. The picture shows an animal that is definitely not an oil painting. Edited November 16, 2012 by Snidley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 http://www.boards2go.com/boards/board.cgi?action=read&id=1341407120&user=talltalesbait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernpike56 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Why is there not a jail sentence? I'm not saying that because I just want to see our fisheries thrive, but because can you can't really imagine the amount of destruction those things would cause to our great lakes fisheries if they were introducted. Billions of dollars of damage if you count in all the money that was put in to make our lakes so great, the cost of getting rid of them, and the cost of bringing back self-sustaining populations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernpike56 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 With the damage that these things could do the environment and the economy, long JAIL sentences should be the only options available to the judges in these cases. +1. Didn't see this prior to posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 They got caught down here......... http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121114/CITYANDREGION/121119638 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 They got caught down here......... http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121114/CITYANDREGION/121119638 He got a slap on the wrist. Nothing more than a couple of day's profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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