HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0140.069 2014-2016Ulla Carmiencke Feb. 12, 2015 - Fish Packer- Hawaii County Registered Voter
Bill 318- Opposed
To Whom It May Concern:
• Hawaii is frequently used as a model for aquarium fisheries. This is because of the low
mortality and high quality of Hawaii aquarium fish. Current practices result in live and
healthy fish.
• It is well documented that feeding live fish before transport is not recommended. Short
term removal of food is a common practice for the health of fish. A reasonable length of
fasting does not result in mortality for fish or for that matter pets.
• Requiring one gallon of water per fish is not a recommendation I have seen in 20 years of
packing live fish. This recommendation appears to be based on dilution of waste, but waste
varies in toxicity and volume depending on the size of the fish and species. For a novice that
ships a few fish now and again perhaps this would provide benefit. Frequently novices
substitute either lots of water or oxygen for lack of expertise. For a professional exporter
those factors in many variables this will provide no benefit and will create an unnecessary
financial burden.
• Please consider the written information from Ms. Munday that indicates 100 % live arrival
and the subsequent longevity of the Yellow Tang she imported from Hawaii for her research
project. It is clearly Hawaii fish not fish from other countries who may not be known for
their quality. There is no way to distort the fact that the fish all arrived alive and are alive
some years later.
The requirements of Bill 318 are critically flawed, without basis, and will not achieve the
purported goals of the Bill.
Thank you, Ulla Carmiencke
COUNTY CLERK
COUNTY OF HAWAI I
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