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BigBassFri Feb-11-05 12:26 AM
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#2954, ""Bass Clan blacklisted in Japan" Article in Gary Yamamo..."
Fri Feb-11-05 12:28 AM by BigBass

  

          

Hi Guys

Apparently, Bass have been blacklisted in Japan and similar moves are afoot in South Africa.

For those who may be interested, here is a copy of my response sent to Gary Yamamoto's Weekly Magazine:

From: "Jacques Wolmarans" <bigbass@fastmail.fm>
To: "Russ Bassdozer" <ezine@baits.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 09:21:50 +0200
Subject: Re: Gary Yamamoto's WEEKLY NEWS Magazine - Vol. 6 No. 2

ABOUT YOUR ARTICLE "BLACK BASS CLAN BLACKLISTED IN JAPAN"

I was rather surprised at the tone of your article about Bass being
officially blacklisted in Japan where you state:

"> In my personal opinion only, which may be mistaken, the act
> of "listing" bass sounds like a responsible act taken by the
> ecological authorities in Japan. After all, black bass are
> exactly as described. They are a marvelously tenacious
> species that show an ability to survive in many places
> across the planet. In fact, I'd wager there are few animal
> species as adaptable to widely different parts of this
> planet as the largemouth bass.
>
> So listing them and wisely managing their introduction and
> spread is a responsible act. They are invasive - and
> "alien" to most of their range nowadays...".

Similar steps are unfortunately afoot in South Africa.

The listing is not necessarily about "wisely managing" Bass, the
underlying idea of the "authorities" (in South Africa, at least) seems to be to root out and destroy ... By the way, how many Departments of Fish and Game in states in the USA in your opinion "wisely manage" Bass?

To expect "wise management" of Bass from agencies in other countries
where it has become fashionable to malign Bass is a pipe dream ...

Instead of fellow Bassers, such as yourself, in the USA making glib comments in support of the "ecological authorities" in other countries (who seem to have a vendetta against Bass and Bass anglers) please aquaint yourself with the facts and experiences in those countries.

Bass in South Africa have played and still do play an important role to improve Bream (Tilapia and Oreochromis) fisheries by preventing
overpopulation and stunting and help to balance rampant Carp (also
aliens or exotics) populations in some waters. There is no stillwater
predator in South Africa other than the Sharptooth Catfish (Clarias). The indigenous South African predator in running water belongs to the Yellowfish family (Barbus). Bass do have a place in most (still) waters where they cannot pose a threat to sensitive or threatened indigenous species. Bass were introduced in South Africa by nature conservation authorities many years ago.

I would expect that similar considerations apply in Japan which has a
host of alien species such as Tilapia, Oreochromis and Carp ...

Please see: http://www.bigbass.0catch.com/BassP.htm and
http://www.BigBass.co.za before making sweeping comments branding Bass as alien, invasive and destructive, which may be detrimental to Bass and your Bassing friends in other parts of the world.

Yours in Bassing,
Jacques (Wolmarans)

  

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