supasi Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/noxious ... fe-5324047 This makes me angry. Selfish acts that threaten our biodiversity. Just so someone can catch some fish. :an!gry :an!gry :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 I just read this on teletext, how disgusting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotealotl Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 who brought them to NZ and how ? it's a common fish (pest) in Europe... :sick: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 who brought them to NZ and how ? it's a common fish (pest) in Europe... :sick: Fishermen wanting fish that splash around more when they catch them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 We have a problem with idiots releasing rudd and tench into the Taylor dam. They have had to drain it twice now, also killing the other fish and critters that were there :an!gry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr A Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Depressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 We have a problem with idiots releasing rudd and tench into the Taylor dam. They have had to drain it twice now, also killing the other fish and critters that were there :an!gry Along the same line was at my father in laws on the weekend and he was angry at someone that's thrown oxygen weed(Elodea I think) in his pond. Only way now he'll be able to get rid of the infestation is to drain the pond, current plan is to get into the pond with his excavator and dig it out with the bucket but that's just temporary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotealotl Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 the easiest way to get rid of these 'rudd fish' is if we introduce the pike to our waters... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Or crocs---"what a croc" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 just got a mental image of crocs swimming around with heaters strapped to them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr A Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Yeah I'd imagine they'd be very lethargic slow growing crocs. Might be easier to get wetsuits built for them F15hguy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 are we talking about using crocs to get rid of the Rudd or the people putting the Rudd in there??? http://flatrock.org.nz/topics/animals/a ... codile.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 :an!gry So glad I didn't hold back in my fieldguide manuscript about these environmental vandals. :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 it must have taken a heap of effort to get the rudd there though, so someone has to know who did it. then again, I doubt there will be much investigation by the police Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 it must have taken a heap of effort to get the rudd there though, so someone has to know who did it. then again, I doubt there will be much investigation by the police A heap? A few chillybins and a roadtrip is about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Apparently the ones that were put in Taylors Dam near Blenheim were even fin-clipped so they could track growth and/or reproduction Some of these hooligans are very organised. I shared this link on my native fish facebook page and had a couple of nutters trying to tell me that there is no evidence that koi and rudd cause any problems at all :facepalm: In the end I decided to link to only one paper rather than send them the deluge that they deserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 did you also link their details to DOC??? lil craps need to be dealt with. whats the point of having the fines in place if they aren't used??? seriously the Coarse fishing association of NZ should be fined every time a new incursion is located. btw got a guy that was intent on releasing koi to take a light (.5kg) spinning outfit to the drain he wanted to infect and he caught some large banded kokopu and had a blast..... one down..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 seriously the Coarse fishing association of NZ should be fined every time a new incursion is located. their is far more important things for doc/Maf to worry about like making it hard to import tropical fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 I used to fish for Rudd, carp, perch, etc. back in Denmark (where they belong). It was great fun and I actually really like these fish but of course I agree that they should remain in their native habitat which does not include NZ waters. I am quite sure that a species like Rudd can spread from one water to another by eggs sticking to e.g. Ducks feet. I can say for sure that back in Denmark if you dug a hole and put some water in it it wouldn't be long before you had Rudd in there and it certainly was not because someone had released them. Just thought I would add this before we go out and lynch all the coarse fishing enthusiasts (for the record I don't fish for coarse fish in NZ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#!CrunchBang Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Having been to that lake in '09, it's was quite nice, but it's now going to be wrecked and potentially become eutrophic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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