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Originally Posted by avb3
Have you read the whole thread?
The point has been made many time by myself and others, we *don't* know what the unintended consequences are of non-native plant, animal or fish introductions. That includes closed water bodies, because somehow fish that aren't suppose to be there always seem to find a way of doing so.
Heck, right here in my home town we have a trout pond with no egress or ingress.
How did that 8 lb pike get in there that was caught 2 years ago? Fat, sassy and decimating the stock trout.
So don't tell me anyone can guarantee that any introduced species can be controlled... they cant'
Besides, why spend money on a non-native fish when we have so many of our native fish that can use the help?
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You keep saying that we can not guarantee that an introduced species can't get into other waters. Well you can't guaranteed that that species can't get in to the water at anytime. so that statement is moot and is no reason to stop introducing fish.