stripers in the uk?

[Pugs]

Introducing non native species is very dodgy ground indeed.

 

They would compete against native species and more than likely help to the down fall. Just look at Mink, N American Crayfish etc etc

 

I have heard though in artificial ponds that Black Bass have been introduced in France. Now that would be good as long as they could never get in to the ecosystem.

[Leon Roskilly]

Stripers have a habit of colonising freshwater habitats.

 

I don't think that they would be welcomed by the EA, fighting a tide of alien species, many introduced by anglers and always to the detriment of our sometimes unique wildlife and ecologies.

 

Tight Lines - leon

[stavey]

they are already here in the uk and pumpkinseeds no problem with the native species either.

[stavey]

the way things are going are native species will change with the climate, tis already happening

[Pugs]

stavey:

they are already here in the uk and pumpkinseeds no problem with the native species either.

stavey

 

Stripers or Black Bass?

[stavey]

black bass

[Pugs]

any in Sussex?

[stavey]

remember what they said about zander? didnt happen did it, now its reckonised as native and fished for by specimen abglers oh, and catfish what about them i think there is a few of them here now to.

[stavey]

almost forgot big fat overweight strains of king carp not native but i think they made are maybe popular to catch. ive said enough havent i.

[Alan Taylor]

Nice one Stavey, you know how to catch my attention, just mention strippers

Seriously though, by the time you get to introduce them all the Bass and Cod will be gone via the netters and pair trawlers so competition between our native species will not come into it :mad:

 

Alan

 

[ 10. January 2005, 08:40 PM: Message edited by: Alan Taylor ]