Guest bigredbusa Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 sitting in my garage is a 4ft tank with a massive old pump , lights , filters etc now whats the law on holding live bait for pike etc? Quote Link to post
droid 11 Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 (edited) Nowt if its goldfish. Might be a problem regarding introducing live fish to a water though. How long does it take to catch a few roach at the water? Be aware also, that unlike most dissolved substances, the amount of oxygen in the water goes down as the temperature goes up. You might have a problem keeping native silver fish alive if the temperature gets too high. Edited August 7, 2008 by droid Quote Link to post
Guest bigredbusa Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 yes silver fish and the temperature is exactly what i thought may be a problem . i just cant be bothered setting it all up again for tropical . maybe when we move i might , until then it can gather dust then cheers Quote Link to post
Murph 30 Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 (edited) Bigred, Strictly speaking you will get in trouble under the salmon and freshwater fisheries act as you will come unstuck under section 30, which basically says you must have a license in order to introduce a live fish into any inland water (even if it is on a hook). Even if the fish was removed from the same water you intend to use it in for fishing you will still get in trouble. In order to re-introduce a fish you must have a section 28 to cover the removal and if the water is "mandatory" ie has an inlet and outlet or is a river then you should have a health check done on a minimum sample of 30 fish which will set you back anywhere between £200 ad £500. You also have to apply to the environment agency for these licenses and they have 2 weeks to get back to you on both the removal and the introduction. It is even so tight that if you've got 2 ponds seperated by a 1ft piece of earth, they are deemed as 2 seperate waters and you would have to pay for 2 health checks (one from each pond) if you were to remove fish from both ponds and apply for a license to move fish from one to the other. I have to deal with this law all the time when I'm re-stocking fish and it is a nightmare. Edited August 7, 2008 by Murph Quote Link to post
Guest bigredbusa Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 cheers murph , tropical it is Quote Link to post
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