http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1301/S00406/selfish-act-threatens-west-coast-lake.htm

EDIT: I think it's a shame that more and more introduced fish are being released into our waterways. Especially while we know little about how they will affect the health and balance of such waterways. Best just to keep them out really, what does anyone really gain by them being there?Trout and salmon are well established in most/many NZ lakes and rivers, a shame maybe, but they are here to stay. The spread of potentially noxious, introduced species is not something that I can easily stomach.

regardless of what we say about these fish they are a pest in the south and most of the north island- if people keep going the way they are we will have no fish or pristine water ways left, next thing you will be saying you want the Cane Toad here and you would probably release them .

CA nope what we need is mongolian trout, it will eat rudd for brekky lunch and dinner and as a midnight snack :). then we can go back to heavy weight fly rod's once again :) think of the money they would make... 

Not necessarily coarse anglers spreading the fish. Juvenile rudd are quite ornamental. They'll survive
in a bucket quite happily. Kids will keep them whilst camping somewhere, take them home, let them go later..

Then there are the people who think they actually clean up waterways by eating weed etc.

Didymo will arrive in the north island the same way it spread round the south island so quickly. On the feathers of water fowl, ducks, and geese. A goose can fly from Blenhiem to the waiarapa in around 2 hours, didymo can survive for weeks on damp boots, or is DOC just using Trout fishermen as an excuse? How the #@#$ are DOC going to find the idoit responseible for the latest find if in their opinion it happened 5ish years ago?  OOOPS i forgot, they're a bunch of dreamers  

I'll Pm you with the details once my presentation is complete this week.

The proposal needs to go to the individuals and supporting organisation first then to F and G on the same day so that everyone who will be involved in the decision making process and possible remit are completly informed first then it will be their decision in regards releasing information. there is nothing secret about this it is simply due regard for those people involved so they are all informed. 

I can give anyone interested the details once those who are involved have the information, and yes it is for the waikato/Auckland region.

I think its probably a trout angler who having seen how much large trout like them as a diet...thought he would have a crack with them for his local trout??? Then what would he do with the left over livies at the end of the day????