RE: NANFA-L-- mussels-in-nanfa.org?

matt ashton (ashtonmj2003-in-yahoo.com)
Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:35:48 -0800 (PST)

I see where Bruce is coming from so here are two suggestions I have. Either mussels and nothing else, since they are related to native fish through host specificity, or include aquatic inverts such as snails, crayfish, and mussels etc. All of which are imperiled, understudied, and much of which we come acrossed when observing and collecting fish. In that case maybe aquatics-in-nanfa.org or aquaticinverts-in-nanfa.org ?

With the possibility of multiple email lists coming out, has a message board ever been brought up? Don't know if I'm opening up a can of worms or not because I know it would be much more time consuming for someone and probably more costly.

Speaking of...off to find some Obey River Crayfish ...

Matt
Cookeville TN

Bruce Stallsmith <fundulus-in-hotmail.com> wrote:
Yeah, I'd be up for it Todd. Throw in aquatic snails, a group that if
anything is more endangered than mussels, and we have an important,
complementary list to this one.

--Bruce Stallsmith
you can still find 23 species of mussel-in-one site on the Tennessee
(really!)
Huntsville, AL, US of A

>From: "Todd D. Crail"
>Reply-To: nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org
>To:
>Subject: NANFA-L-- mussels-in-nanfa.org?
>Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:13:07 -0500
>
>With Ben's post, I was reminded of something I thought of while driving the
>SE a week ago.
>
>Would there be enough interest, or would NANFA consider it, to have a
>separate NANFA email list for mussel posts?
>
>I would have posted this to the BOD list, but I wanted to see what kind of
>interest there would be. Sorry if this was out of line.
>
>I think mussel conservation is deeply tied together with our mission, and
>while the Unio list is a fantastic resource, it may be intimidating to many
>folks because it is SO deeply entrenched with academics and professionals,
>and the jargon they communicate with each other.
>
>As you may know, Bob Muller recently represented foremost, himself and his
>work, but also NANFA-in-a mussel reproduction seminar in Columbus, OH part
>host by the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society. I see a great
>usefulness between our two groups in the conservation of aspects of North
>American aquatic ecosystems, and this may be a link to what NANFA can do as
>"its part" in yet another forum.
>
>I also recently posted my Spring Fling pictures to the Unio list and you
>wouldn't have believed the folks who came out of the cracks off-list...
>Some
>from out west who'd never seen a darter, only had heard of this magical
>beast.
>
>This may be a way to tie it all together :)
>
>Thoughts?
>
>Todd
>The Muddy Maumee Madness, Toledo, OH
>Be the change you want to see.
>http://www.farmertodd.com
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