Re: NANFA-- position on educational collecting (was Carillio in the news)

Bob Bock (bockhouse_at_earthlink.net)
Tue, 28 Aug 2001 18:11:30 -0400

I'm inclined to agree; sampling is probably a more apt description for what
some of us do.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hoover, Jan J ERDC-EL-MS" <HOOVERJ_at_wes.army.mil>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 5:05 PM
Subject: RE: NANFA-- position on educational collecting (was Carillio in the
news)

>
> >>Real quick... because I have to leave... I just want to comment on
finding
> a
> new name other than collecting. I always thought this term opened a can of
> worms with DNR folf, and animal rights activists. How about
"Harvesting"...
> "picking"... "selecting"...."gathering" These words, however would
> probably demand a specific explanation, and somehow it all goes back to
> collecting! HA! :-) Suggestions????...<<
>
> "Sampling" has good connotations. It suggests taking a small part of a
> larger whole, without directly implying possession or destruction. It
also
> suggests an activity that is methodical and scientific.
>
>
>
>
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