>> No offense, but since the USGS has a budget and some staff, why
>> not let them
>> go to the library and simply look these fish up in a standard reference
>> book, or let them go to the book store and purchase some of the books we
>> hobbyists already have on our book shelves. There are readily pictures
of
>> most of these fish there!
>
>They're looking for contributions, wanted to know if NANFA members would be
>willing to get involved, and I said I'd ask. I just thought some members
>would see this as a way to get involved in a good cause. Yes, they could
>buy a book to see what the fish look like, but Axelrod isn't going to let
>them scan his photos. The person who contacted me is Pam Fuller, coauthor
>of the book Nonindigenous Fishes Introduced Into Inland Waters of the
United
>States, which was published by AFS in 1999. Hy, if you or anyone else
>doesn't want to help, that's okay! :-) But several members have already
>contributed photos and information to their website. It's a site with
>significant conservation value, and if you haven't seen it already it's at
>http://nas.er.usgs.gov/.
>
>--
>Jay DeLong
>Olympia, WA
>
>
>
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