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Was reading an article on fb about 3 reaturaunts in our area that got busted for selling Swai instead of catfish even though the menu sold it as catfish. The citations were isuued buy the wlfd. Why would they be concerened with that or have a legal juristicion? Chineese catfish or Amercan catfish they are all farm raised for market no different than cattle. Why are the possom cops involved?

I read a short article about the imported Swai. It seems like most imported Swai come from Vietnam and are grown in ponds that are treated with high levels of antibiotics to keep them alive. The fish in most ponds whether in USA or elsewhere are stressed because the density is so high. The stressed condition leads to more disease and need for antibiotics. Further, the conditions in US ponds have some regulations concerning safety and water quality that do not exist in Vietnam. Overuse of antibiotics in any kind of meat contributes to bacterial resistance which is not a good thing. When I go to a restaurant and order catfish, I am thinking that I am purchasing Channel or Blue catfish, probably farmed in a pond in Mississippi, not in Vietnam with uncertain safety regulations. Swai is actually not a catfish but is marketed as one.

I bet a lot of shrimp sold in restaurants are not American caught either.

I don't know about the lic. requirements but I do know the store by my house sells these fish on the lunch menu . They are not the same as catfish . I saw the guy wash the hell out of them then hang around a big collender to drain . They leech out oil and water ,,,nasty....Never ate them and after I saw that I never will...

I read an article a while back that said Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi had banned the sell of Swai because of illegal antiobiotics.

The article went on to say that some people were skeptical of that line of reasoning, simply because of the amount of catfish farmed in the 3 states.

I don't know who else would be involved in the case if it weren't LDWF.

Also, there is a federal law that makes it illegal to label anything as catfish that is not a member of the Ictaluridae family.

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Not saying it's a good practice but why is LDWF involved?There is nothing wild about those fish. They are no different than cattle raised for slaughter. Possom cops have more important things to do with tax payer salaries. Ya know park and play on your phone for 8 hours or so.

People should get what they pay for, if restaurants say catfish it should be catfish. I am glad someone is watching. Duckman maybe you should move to Vietnam.

Fish farms are regulated by LDWF. Cattle operations are not. There is a big difference.

Also, I believe wholesalers/retailers purchasing fish have to have a license from LDWF, with a few exemptions.

Who do you think should be handling this if not LDWF?

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Could be the retarded Louisiana CCA

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That doesn't even make any sense.

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When it comes to restrictions, especially with no sound reasons for them, you can look to CCA

I think that F in that acronym is for fish and W is for wild, so yeah I have no idea. Should only pertain to wild fish

We should be able to sell whatever we want.Its the responsibility of the person buying it to believe that we are selling what we say we are selling.

I sold a bag of oregano to a sucker in high school.

It was a Farm Bill enacted regulation in 2002. Still not sure why CCA would have skin in the game of catfish farming.

Seems to me the logical explanation here is that an industry that reportedly contributes $4 billion annually (according to The Catfish Institute) to the Louisiana economy found a way to protect their investment, and (along with other states) had a law enacted requiring accurate labeling. Then, as if thar wasn't enough, they got the state itself to ban the sell of Swai and anything else that wasn't a catfish or could pass as a catfish.

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They don't, I just take every opportunity I can to expose them.

Obsessed much?

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Bored mostly, you ever been stuck on a conference call?

Haha, too many to count.

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Really doesn't matter to me who handles it I was just surprised it was them. Would have thought the department of agriculture but not ldwf is all. Didn't see why they would be involved in a non wildlife operation.

Wildlife and ?Fsheries?! They deal with fish farms in their duties.

It certainly appears to be the case.