>>Actually there is a huge native fish fanciers club in the US and they catch, breed, trade, ship and sell fish all the time.
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>>See http://www.nanfa.org/
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>>Ed

Interesting, but the issue is specific to bluegill. Are there really bluegill breeders??? I'm certainly no fish expert, but I've been going to pet shops all my life, and my dad was a fish breeder. Never once have I seen or heard of anyone owning a bluegill as a pet. Given almost anyone living in the United States can go to their neighborhood pond and catch a bluegill, I'd be surprised if there is a "huge" market for bluegill in which there is "big money." I could be wrong, though, maybe there are millionaires who made their fortune in bluegill.

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