FWS Denies Export of Tennessee Paddlefish Under CITES Permits
The Fish and Wildlife Service announced on August 29, 2011 that that it will not issue export permits under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) for paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) and its products such as roe and caviar harvested from impounded waters in Tennessee (such as reservoirs and lakes) during the completed 2010-2011 fishing season.
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FWS is taking this action as it is unable to find that the export of these paddlefish and its products is not detrimental to the survival of the species. Roe buyers in Tennessee and caviar sellers/exporters nationwide will likely be impacted because they will not be able to export caviar harvested from impoundments in Tennessee, even though they can sell it domestically.