SUPPORT CICHLID KEEPING IN AUSTRALIA

The following articles are provided to keep you fully informed on this matter (Nov 2008):

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National Noxious Species List Article QCG 2008 (31 kb)
High Risk Species - Of Interest to Trade or Hobby (42 kb)
High Risk Species - Not Of Interest to Trade or Hobby (60 kb)
Report to OFMIG - Attachment A (40 kb)
Report to OFMIG - Grey List (26 kb)

(OFMIG = Ornamental Fish Management Implementation Group)

On 16th October 2008 there was a meeting in Canberra to discuss The Management of Ornamental Fish In Australia.   Among the items discussed, was the national policy on noxious fish.   Such an important policy should be determined  via a "scientific" basis that is both reasonable and transparent, and widely consulted rather than just an arbitrary subjective departmental opinion.

There is another meeting in Canberra scheduled for 7th November, 2008.

On the 25th October 2008 the Queensland Cichlid Group held a special meeting to discuss this matter.   The following letter was devised based on letters and input from the VCS Forum Web Site and  Norm Halliwell.

Please download a copy of this letter and demonstrate your concern by forwarding it to the government ministers identified at the top of the letter, ASAP.

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QUEENSLAND CICHLID GROUP Inc.

PO Box 510 Clayfield Qld 4011 Australia

  The Queensland Cichlid Group Inc. is dedicated to the collation and dissemination of knowledge pertaining to the family Cichlidae; the preservation and integrity of each species and the preservation of the natural environment.

Meetings held 1st Friday of the Month (February - December) and 2nd Friday in January.

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