Grass Carp caught in Grand River this week

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(05-07-2013 04:16 PM)onwind Wrote:  Yes, In China, we have the tradition of releasing live fishes.
1. We believe that you save the fish's life by releasing it otherwise it will be eaten. in return the god will help you especially when your family members have a disease or bad luck.
2. There are a lot of fairy tales in China about a kind young man bought a fish(especially a golden carp) or a big river snail from a fisherman or retailer and released it. which turned out it's the son or daughter of a dragon king. and in return he got a lot of treasure and help even a wife from the dragon king.
We used to have no idea the fishes can be an invasive species in different water bodies, We just did it by ignorance. but things are getting better now, as people begin to know the knowledge, they tend to stop doing it. so what they need is education, not criticism.

If this is a cultural practice and an education issue, the ethnic media would definitely be interested in covering it.

Identify sources representing all facets of the issue and suggest to MNR that they start a conversation with the ethnic media. Intelligent conversation can do wonders to resolve issues.

MNR has senior media relations officers who need to limit their contact to journalists, but you can get the ball rolling through MNR's public contact process:
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/ContactUs/
Explain the situation and send them the link to this post.