Someone is trying to kill the US Koi industry

[Gemma]

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Someone is trying to kill the US Koi industry

This title is not hyperbole. The US Koi industry is facing a very serious threat. We would not alert you to this new development or ask for your help otherwise.

What Is Happening

The Center for Invasive Species Prevention (CISP, a private, non-government organization) haspetitioned the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to add 43 species to the Injurious Species list. The list includes Cyprinus carpio, a.k.a common carp or koi.

What This Means

Inclusion on the Injurious Species list will make transportation of koi across state lines illegal. If this were to happen, production and importation of koi in the US would no longer be economically feasible. This would effectively eliminate the US Koi industry - overnight.

This would mean thousands of people left jobless, millions of dollars of revenue lost from the US economy, as well as tax revenue lost from each and every state.

What Is Being Done

The National Aquaculture Association (NAA) is a private entity designed to help in the fight against changing regulation which would be harmful to the aquaculture industry in the US. Next Day Koi has been in contact with the NAA to offer our full support and help in fighting this regulation change.

The NAA has assured Next Day Koi, as well as many other businesses in the industry, that they are hard at work formulating a plan for the most effective and efficient way to fight and oppose this regulation change. Next Day Koi, and other affected parties, are receiving regular updates from the NAA regarding the steps being taken in this time-consuming process.

What Can You Do?

Spread the word

Raising awareness of this issue among those involved in the industry is critical at this point. Forward this email or share this blog post with your friends, your koi club, your local garden center and any koi forums and discussion groups you are a member of. Anyone with a stake in this issue. GET THE WORD OUT! The more voices that are heard, the better chance we have of defeating this!

Keep up to date

Subscribe to our newsletter. As we receive updates from the NAA, we will pass them along to you as quickly as possible.

Contact your elected officials

Make it known to your elected officials that you are strongly opposed to this change in regulation. Find your elected officials here. Call, write or email to your officials' offices to express your opposition to this change in regulation.

Be firm but polite in your communication with your elected officials. Use this template email if you would like.

Contact US Fish and Wildlife Service at the appropriate time

At the appropriate time, we will contact you with instruction and direction as to how to comment on this matter with the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Commenting at the appropriate time and through the appropriate channels will ensure that everyone's voice and opinion on the matter is heard. We ask that you refrain from contacting US Fish and Wildlife Service until a clear plan of action has been set forth. Just know that we are doing everything in our power to make sure this doesn't become a reality.

We understand how important this issue will be to everyone involved in the koi industry. We would like to thank you in advance for your support and help in this time of need.

We can be reached for questions or comments at (e-mail address removed).

Casey and Josh LeFever
Owners
Next Day Koi, Inc.


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[Meyer Jordan]

Somewhat disturbing news but not altogether unexpected. I suspect that the final upshot of this action would be, at the most, stricter regulation of the domestic Ornamental Fish industry, especially importers. With the growing concerns over the spread of CyHV3 coupled with the inherent durability and adaptability of all Carp, it was just a matter of time before some one or group proposed some form of restrictive action.
Will this destroy the Koi industry in the U.S., probably not. Will it make it harder to procure imported Koi, most definitely.

 

[sissy]

Well it is just like any think in the animal kingdom over breeding and poor keeping conditions .Both my chihuahuas have health issues because they were rescues from a puppy mill .They stress alone from shipping fish can be enough to cause problems .They can claim anything about how well they ship .The koi company posting that are trying to save there living

 

[Meyer Jordan]

This would effectively eliminate the US Koi industry - overnight.

This is completely false. Adding a specie to the Injurious Specie List only means that Domestic hatcheries and dealers will be required to possess a permit allowing them to engage in importation and interstate transportation of a particular specie, in this case---Koi.
This move could actually have beneficial effects for the hobbyist by possibly reducing the number of less-than-professional Koi dealers that abound in this industry; those that maintain minimal biosecurity, if any, of the fish that they market.

 

[audioenvy]

The spread of regular carp into lakes, rivers, and reservoirs is a HUGE problem. Nobody involved with this legislation is worried about ornamental koi in garden ponds. They are worried about what regular carp do to reservoirs and lakes.

 

[Meyer Jordan]

Silver carp, Black carp and Bighead carp have been on the injurious species list for several years. Crucian carp and Prussian carp are on the FWS internal list of current proposed additions to the master list. The Common carp has been proposed as an addition to the list by the CISP which is a non-governmental group[.

 

[Dave 54]

Somewhat disturbing news but not altogether unexpected. I suspect that the final upshot of this action would be, at the most, stricter regulation of the domestic Ornamental Fish industry, especially importers. With the growing concerns over the spread of CyHV3 coupled with the inherent durability and adaptability of all Carp, it was just a matter of time before some one or group proposed some form of restrictive action.
Will this destroy the Koi industry in the U.S., probably not. Will it make it harder to procure imported Koi, most definitely.

Well Meyer its taken its time getting there over the pond my friend and if its put into place all the better for koi keepers in the US@Gemma,because we are talking about the Cyprinus carpio and not its tam cousin the koi carp.
You just have to hope and pray that the AKCA and other interested parties are in on the discussions with the respective Government bodies as was the BKKS and the FBAS who argued long and hard to protect our interests when the UK Governmnt brought into power the new animal rights bill here in the UK............
@MeyerJordan was part right about the CyHV3 virus being responsible but many countries now view the commom Carp as a nuisance and a pest without the CyHV3 making things worse .
Why?..... well it's is because of the way carp feed in that they tend to grub about on the bottom of a pond or lake, this in turn causes clear water to turn a muddy brown in colour .
When this happens the ponds themselves cannot then support the native species of that lake/pond because of the cloudness caused to their waters and therefore because of it they tend to die off leaving just the common carp living in the lake and nothing else.
@Gemma I wouldnt panic the UK koi industry survived and is still going strong so I cannot unless the US Government goes into overkill on the subject see them as being banned from the US.
The CyHV3 virus like in the UK will become a reportable virus meaning if your koi come down with it, its down to you to report it or face a fine.
With the wilder cousins being banned it is hoped that native fish can be re-intoduced

Dave