Live imported Snakehead fish at Price Smart Foods in Richmond BC

[Smelly2u]

I can not believe this store is allowed to sell these live fish? I have reported it via DFO answering machine nothing has been done? That was 3 weeks ago??

Read this article

http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/science/pub...-06-09-eng.htm

Visit this video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmU7etSYYqI

Hopefully by posting this this will stop.
Happy Fishing!
Smelly2u

[Smelly2u]

I spoke to a DFO, who, did not seem all that up to date with these fish. I gave him the link the DFO wrote which I have posted. He put me on hold for some time (reading the article I guess) then asked if he could phone me back which he did! The call back was short, explained to me someone with more knowledge would phone back. A 'Anne' called me back, passed of my concerns to downtown to the invasion of species dept. as she herself was not up to date as well. So I am now awaiting that return. People have tried to raise these fish in lakes, streams, and rivers. The U.S have undercover agents stopping the import of these fish. There have now been reports of the Snakehead migrating into the Missippi and Eastern lakes and streams.

http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/loc...TorontoNewHome

We need to take a stand on these fishing imports and preserve our home waters. I encourage you all to raise concern.
Happy fishing
Smelly2u

[FishBC.org]

Highly invasive and should not be allowed in Canada period. Very devastating to all ecosystems these fish reach. It was this exact way that snakeheads have destroyed entire eco systems. DFO should immediately be headed to the Richmond store. A known fact is that asians deliberately set these free because there is a high demand in the asian market for the meat so they try and populate the waters with them in the US.

[Hourston]

Highly invasive and should not be allowed in Canada period. Very devastating to all ecosystems these fish reach. It was this exact way that snakeheads have destroyed entire eco systems. DFO should immediately be headed to the Richmond store. A known fact is that asians deliberately set these free because there is a high demand in the asian market for the meat so they try and populate the waters with them in the US.

I think I would just buy them all and kill them in the store and tell them why DFO should get in there ASAP

[vetteman]

I think I would just buy them all and kill them in the store and tell them why DFO should get in there ASAP

River Monsters did an episode on them. Scary fish!
Dave

[Dogbreath]

I've seen them on sale @ T&T here in Vancouver many times.

[Hookin'up]

weird, there is a lake near my house called snakehead lake....holmes*

I wouldnt be swimming there if I were you Holmes*
there should be an outright ban on the import of these things, as already mentioned the US is starting to see issues with them in thier river and lake systems, they were deliberately put in the waters in hopes that they would populate to feed the demand of the ethnic societies at a lower cost to the retailer rather then having them shipped in overnight at a high rate of cost, and lets face it there is no secret about how certain societies amongst us will do anything to make that extra dime at any cost with no regard to the land and waters we depend on,
Total BS, I wonder if a letter to Jimmy Pattison about what his stores are importing might ring some bells, as shrude a business man as he is, he loves his county and I dont think would want to do any harm to it, in the grand scheme of things I guess it could also jeopardize his own fishing fleets
JMHO

[Smelly2u]

I have seen many Snakehead fish in the tanks there at this store, "LIVE" A store over 70,00 square feet, 29 live tanks, in basically downtown Richmond which is home to a core of 90% Asian culture! The David Suzuki Foundation has sided with this company in hand shaking harvesting "hook and line catch to speak" and now they give us the Limbo Dance in return by selling these Snakeheads!~

[JAC]

seen the show on river monsters it pretty serious what they can do.

[Lipripper]

They are thriving in Florida but would they here if ever released??

I agree they have no business here, live.. good on ya for following through with a report