The map is a representation of 28 States that the Paddlefish is considered indigenous, interjurisdictional and subsequently illegal to own or purchase without the proper government permits, accept Hawaii that requires a permit to purchase any fish from anywhere. Needless to say all the farms happen to be located in these states and the farmers are shy about selling anything to anyone that does not have a special government license. All the other states are free to purchase the paddlefish from farms or private breeders and do what ever they want with it accept export. This legal protection seems to be a major restriction to trade within the United States that is probably a bad thing for the fish. Hawaii my never see another fish because all the dealers I know, will no longer consider sending any type of fish there. Permits = dead fish = financial loss. DOA means Department of Agriculture and not dead on arrival. This map might be good for any fish that is listed under CITES and located within the Mississippi river system. Please note that the green intersects some states but is not representative of the entire state. The entire state is subject to that state's law and not just a small part in green. An example might be Alabama where it is against the law to catch a paddlefish. Members states include and the importation, transportation, and possession of paddlefish without a permit is prohibited in the following states: AL, AR, CO, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NY, NC, ND, PA, OH, OK, SD, TN, TX, VA, WV, WI, and WY. Please note that Florida has never signed on to this little club and should never need to. With only 1.5 million fish located in this very large area then (in my opinion) Florida could easily over take that small population within the first year. Instead of arresting people for catching paddlefish in Florida, then we could give them a new high paying job. The government generally does not know the difference between a farm raised fish and a wild fish. The farm raised fish belongs to the farmer and the wild fish belongs to the government. The farmer knows the difference unless he is working for the government.