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Update: May 28, 2009
HR669 has been returned to committee for work. As you probably are aware, HR 669 would have a drastic effect on the aquarium hobby, severely limiting the number and types of fish we could keep in our tanks.
FAAS has been in communication with the Pet Industry Joint Advistory Council and our name has been affixed to a letter sent to the bill's sponsor. The hope is that there will be public forums where aquarium hobbyists could share their thoughts about this bill.
Still undetermined . . . who was actually behind this bill? The bill was introduced by the representative from Guam, a US Territory, where one of the worst non-native introductions was made accidentally several years ago. The brown tree snake is believed to have hitchhiked on a plane and it has now decimated the native bird population. We don't know if this bill was the work of this representative alone, or whether other organizations are helping to push it. We won't pass on our speculations at this point.
This bill ignores the fact that many hobbyists are active conservationists and take part in captive breeding to maintain species which are threatened in their native environment. Organizations like the ACA, AKA and ALA raise funds for watershed conservation and education.
We will post more info as we have it here.
FAAS Publication Awards Entries: Judging Process is Completed
What's over 3000 pages and takes a long time to read?
All of the entries for this year's FAAS Publication Awards! This year, we had increased participation and over 80% of entries were electronic PDFs.
Thanks to our judges, all entries have been rated (1st, 2nd, 3rd and many Honorable Mentions). We will be compiling the results in the next month and getting out certificates.
Swap Meet Presentation
Still the most popular item on our website, this online presentation tells you about how to conduct a swap meet. Ray "Kingfish" Lucas recently attended one of the Greater Chicago Cichlid Association swaps and he was thrilled.
Check out our Swap Meet Presentation to learn all about conducting a swap meet.
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