Wildlife trade and conservation
Draft report assessing the impact of importing live Scleropages formosus (Asian Arowanas)
10 January 2007
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An application was received under the Commonwealth of Australia Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Wildlife Protection) Act 1999 to amend the list of species taken to be suitable for live import into Australia to include the Scleropages formosus (Asian Arowanas).
The purpose of this report is to assess the risk of the Scleropages formosus (Asian Arowana) establishing in Australia and the risk these fishes may pose to the environment, should they establish feral populations.
Public comment is requested on this draft report before Wednesday 8 March 2007