Shipping fish internationally

[jessibell]

This is just a "I'm wondering" question

I keep hearing a lot about aquabid.com, and I do have experience shipping live birds and mammals, but what about fish? Say I was interested in bringing fish in from another country, what is the cost and proceedure for doing so? (I am totally not at this point but I'm curious!) I see a lot of very nice fish advertised from thailand. Would they make it all the way to North America alive?

 

[mgamer20o0]

well in know in the USA the best bet would be to go though a trans shipper. it saves a lot of money and time/effort.

with a trans shipper you pay them a extra fee to deal with all the paper work and then send it to you.

most fish are farmed over seas... so yes they can make it here.

 

[dkpate]

+1. Find a transshipper, and they are usually listed down by the pic of the fish on Aquabid.

 

[jsoong]

You are in BC? Canadian gov't have more paperwork requirement when importing animals & plants. I don't know if they make an exception for hobbyists (say an aquabid hobbyist to you), but last I look, they want health certificates & all sorts of paper work. It is best to get a pro to handle this, but it is going to cost $100 or more just for the permit ... so really is only worthwhile if you have a big shipment.

A gov't link:
Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Aquatic Animal Health - Importation of Aquatic Animals Into Canada

Any Canadians having direct experience with this?