If you get pulled over by the MNRF while transporting live fish, you will likely be charged. You can keep them alive so long as you are on the waterbody they came from, but as soon as you put your boat on the trailer or put that cooler into a vehicle, those fish need to be killed before they are transported. Maybe he had a special licence and we simply didn’t hear his statement? Maybe he released the fish from the same water he caught them from and if so, what’s the harm in that right? Well even if we all think he didn’t hurt anything or anyone, our point is, you still cannot do that in Canada.Īnd finally, the same rules apply when taking fish home to eat. Here is a video clearly showing that the laws might not be the same elsewhere as the young man from Nebraska had no problem videotaping himself releasing panfish into what looks like a pond which would be considered wild water. That means from the lake, river, or stream to your house or wherever your aquarium is located.Īlthough the above is slightly different than releasing “aquarium” fish (non-game fish) into the wild, it does still happen. Well as the Ontario law (above) states, you cannot transport live fish from the lake to “anywhere” without a special licence.
What about legally catching and then keeping (alive) a fish from the wild? Canadian provinces seem to have the same message:ĭO NOT RELEASE YOUR AQUARIUM FISH INTO THE WILD, IT IS ILLEGAL AND DAMAGING! FROM LAKE, BACK TO LAKE Manitoba reflects the same words as above from the DFO site. It is illegal to release live fish into Alberta’s lakes or rivers. Releasing them disrupts the natural balance of Alberta’s ecosystems, and ultimately results in biodiversity loss. Transport live fish, other than baitfish, taken from Ontario waters or to transfer or stock any live fish or spawn into Ontario’s waters without a special licence to transport or stock fish.ĭon’t let it loose! Never dispose of plants and fish from aquariums and ponds into an Alberta stream, lake or river system.SOME PROVINCIAL RULESĪs stated in the Ontario 2021 fishing regulations: “Stop aquatic invasive species: don’t let it loose.” It is illegal everywhere in Canada to introduce any species into a body of water where it is not native.” “Releasing any organism into any body of water can start an invasion, but you can stop it. Sport fish may only be released back into the waters from which they were caught (i.e., catch-and-release) and never moved from one body of water to another.” Never release aquarium pets, water garden plants, live food (e.g., fish, crabs, shellfish, snails) or live bait into rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, storm sewers, or the ocean. “You can help prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species.
GOLDFISH AQUARIUM GAME LICENSE
“Releasing live fish into a fish habitat or transferring live fish to any fish rearing facility without a license contravenes the Fishery (General) Regulations and is an offence under the Fisheries Act subject to penalties and forfeitures.” Looking into it on a federal level with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, they say:
These are only two of many released aquarium fish that swim the waters of not only Canada but the entire world. We posted another similar article when Fish’n Canada blogger and Carp expert Will Muschett caught another freakish-looking fish which he referred to as a Koi/Carp on the Bay of Quinte. “And trust me” continues Pete “you cannot mistake these fish for anything else”. “I’ll tell you,” says Pete “it is a freaky sight when you see a gigantic Goldfish or Koi swimming directly under your boat while you are bass fishing in a thick weed bed”. He knew the fish wouldn’t bite his bass baits so he reached out and called the MNRF to report his discovery. This reminds us of a story we posted years ago when Fish’n Canada’s Pete Bowman sighted a giant Koi Fish in Ontario’s Haliburton Lake. Not only is it illegal to do so in many places, but when this happens, it interrupts the entire ecosystem of the water in which the fish are released (all aquarium fish, not just goldfish). Since many feel it is cruel to kill a pet fish, they decide to release it into a new world of freedom. Usually, it is because they are tired of the fish, they don’t have the proper aquarium (normally too small and the fish are too big) or they just figure it is time to move on. Releasing aquarium fish is not anything new, it happens everywhere including Canada. In a Tweet that said “Please don’t release your pet goldfish into ponds and lakes! They grow bigger than you think and contribute to poor water quality by mucking up the bottom sediments and uprooting plants.” NOTHING NEW The Burnsville area is begging people to stop releasing their pet fish into local waters like Keller Lake where the above fish was captured.
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