Albino clownfish and the Law

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Rediculous - the only thing I can think of is that someone is jelous and don't like Marcel. Now that someone has contacts.
Be stong Marcel. We all think of you. Just remember a person who was in jail for many years, is the biggest hero in the world today.
You are also a hero. Not that I believe that you will go there again.
 
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this is utterly ridiculous, im furious to hear of this. it through their ignorance and lack of understanding that he must now be punished, or inconvienienced ...
 
makes me mad as hell....
 
Thanks for being there with my in the worst morning I ever experienced in SA
You were probably to stunned to take a decent picture of mine behind bars.;)
Not a problem.
The way the cop was looking at me i thought hed throw me in there as well.
 
breeding marine organisms

They locked me up for the wrong charge. I wonder what the judge is going to say about it, tomorrow at 8.30.:tt2:

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if i can help take them to the cleaners i will, i am sure everyone will here
infact we probably do a better job of conservation then them
 
no ways! good to hear you guys are in high spirits and not bitter

Marcel, will there be a barred variation of the albino clowns from now on?
 
If this is the case shouldnt everyone here then be arrested?

I hope Marcel can sort this out asap!!

Well, as I've posted before


The Law and fish Collection in SA

PART 2: LOCAL FISHING
Granting of rights
18. (1) No person shall undertake commercial fishing or subsistence fishing, engage
in mariculture
or operate a fish processing establishment unless a right to undertake or
engage in such an activity or to operate such an establishment has been granted to such
a person by the Minister.

And
(xxxv) ‘‘mariculture’’ means the culture or husbandry of fish in sea water; (xxi)



from
South Africa National Parks - SANParks - Official Website - Accommodation, Activities, Prices, Reservations

We all know that the cops are WAAY to busy sleeping or chasing criminals to bother about us but still....


Anyone gonna take me seriously now?
 
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"arrested for breeding marine fish"
No positive result in Google.
Marcel is the first in the world.
 
its just because of this new policing drive give it a month or 2 and it will be back to normal. you were just an easy target hence 8 of them coming to your house..
 
yeah cos u getting calls like "i know where u live"
 
Even though Marcel has done what he has been told and his permit applications are being proccessed...the officers insist he is is in the wrong and arrested him. Thy even acknowledged that he has submitted his permit application and that the other department is taking its time, but still insist its their job to arrest him.

There are a few things not 100% correct. I haven't submitted the application form yet.
Reason why I didn't do it in the first place was, my passport gave me permission to operate a plumbing business in SA. So I had to sort out homeaffairs first.
20 something thousend Rand and 6 months later, my passport says.
Exceptional skills workpermit for breeding marine fish.

Should I go for yellow tail now?:)

Secondly, it is still unclear from where the hatchery will operate. My bookkeeper has to come up with figures so I can apply for a bond, to put the house on my name only.
He has got my files since October last year. He promised today, he will have things done within the next few days.
From there, Niall Vine needs to put my environmental management plan together. The MCM knows about my situation, but still no solution suggested in the meanwhile from there side.

Somebody has phoned the presidential hotline and they have contacted the MCM about what happen this morning.

From the beginning, I was to honest and want to do it the German way, legal without any shortcuts. That is why the MCM knows that I am breeding. I went there in December 2009 and ask for advise to get a legal way of breeding and exporting the albinos. In September last year, they pitched up and gave me a deadline for the 3rd of December 2010. I told them my circumstances and that I have to rely on to many people, so I won't manage to submit the application until deadline.
I asked them to give me a limited export permit for 100 or 200 albinos. i told them, there is no difference between culling them or sending them to Florida. The following day, the albinos would be gone, either way.
A clear no, and I was advised what to submit, was their answer.
 
Now you know how your Nemos feel !
All locked up like that instead of swimming free in the ocean !!!:eek:


(Sorry to joke at your expense, you will laugh about this one day:lol:)

No probs. But still not the very same. The albinos had this time already breakfast and lunch, I didn't have both as I did not expect such outcome.
 
"arrested for breeding marine fish"
No positive result in Google.
Marcel is the first in the world.

Yep, not the first time being the first.;)
 
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