word of mouth sure can be a dangerous thing.
lets not play the telephone game.
I can't be the only newbie reading this list. ;]
Our ignorance is notorius.
peace,
-derek parr
Sinclair wrote:
> Derek, and All:
>
> I'm rather certain Steffan Hellner isn't the person offering a Chinese
> Sturgeon on AquaBid about whom we've been talking. I've only met
> him once, and that quite briefly,-in-the Northwest Killifish convention
> in Portland OR several years ago. He was on the program, but I was
> unable to stick around to hear his presentation. However it is my
> impression that he is a very serious and responsible freshwater fishes
> enthusiast.
>
> I ran a Google check on his name and found several postings by him
> to the NANFA list back in 2003.
>
> There was a recent very scathing posting to either the NANFA list or
> the NFC list (I forget which) on the subject of Europeans collecting
> huge numbers of fishes to take back across the Atlantic for sale in the
> aquarium trade. I think Steffan Hellner's name was mentioned in that
> regard (but I'm not positive about that). If so, that probably is what his
> message concerns.
>
> Bob
> Santa Barbara CA
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