Tank Raised Fish Poll

[Aquattro]

Troy, I think the problem with enforcing a law, providing you can find someone to do so, is it promotes another avenue of abuse. The wild caught will still be caught but just passed off as captive raised/bred. How is anyone going to monitor these fish? Certifications? I can print those right now. I think it is a very noble idea to wish for a law like this, but it isn't going to happen. There may very well be a law banning all fish because it's easier and takes less administration.
I also have met LFS owners that do care, but they are either broke or already out of business.
I would like to see a survey done summarizing how many people in North America have a marine tank and how many of them think the fish in it are real live animals(rathr than ornaments). I think it would be a dismal account of our hobby.
On the law thing again, I was talking to my wife who thought it was a good idea. She also thought it would be good to expand it to dogs and cats. No selling of dogs or cats as long as some were available inexpensively at the pound. Afterall, they'll be put down if they don't find homes.
How about people. Maybe we need to stop letting people in the country as long as residents here need jobs. Troy, I can relate the intent of your law to almost any facet of our society. Wonderful in theory and intent. Just not practical to implement.

You say "If people can't understand, then screw them" As far as the LFS is concerned, that's screwing 99% of their customers!!! Not good business sense!
I agree that removing the choice is the only thing that will work, and if the LFS only had 24 dollar clowns, they would sell. It escapes me why they don't. I guess my LFS would just raise the price of wild caught to match the captive raised down the street. More profit that way.
Until the government comes to the LFS and dicatates what they can and can't sell, which is nevergoing to happen, things will remain as they are.
I know you don't like to hear that, but that's the way I see things. I hope one day you can make me eat these words though...really, I do!!