RE: NANFA-- Carillio in the news

Robert Carillio (darterman_at_hotmail.com)
Mon, 27 Aug 2001 23:53:52 -0400

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Jay... Do you think that perhaps to clear up the misconceptions about
collecting, that NANFA as a group should formulate some type of letter about
the positive impact it can actually have, and just outline the idea that
this is something that is not affecting natives as opposed to other
affects???.. I mean even if all collecting would stop, these fishes still
have the major threats to their habitats, like the poorly planned
developement that was mentioned. no habitat means no fish anyway... and gee
wiz Wally, maybe we should have collected some to avoid the extinctions
caused from such activities...

>From: "Jay DeLong" <thirdwind_at_att.net>
>Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
>To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
>Subject: RE: NANFA-- Carillio in the news
>Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 20:39:10 -0700
>
> > I wondered about that, too. You could e-mail Golowenski at the
> > Dispatch and ask him. Dave is a nice guy who's easy to talk with.
> >
> > Bob
>
>Bob, it sure appears that the two photos are close enough together that
>someone was referring to protecting their locations from "collectors",
>doesn't it? This position is freakin' ridiculous in a state like Ohio with
>such liberal bait collecting laws. If, as Chris said, it was the editor
>and
>not the author who inserted those captions, it was wrong to insert his
>personal opinion or simple ignorance. Perhaps a letter to the editor is a
>good idea. ODFW offices are in Columbus after all and their employess
>would
>likely read it and share such a viewpoint with other employess. Who
>knows--
>it may lead to a better understanding of the positive effects of
>recreational collecting, and the fact that actually very, very, very few
>people collect wild natives. I'll bet the number of fish taken for bait is
>1,000 times greater than that taken for home aquaria.
>
>--
>Jay DeLong
>Olympia, WA
>"If the biota, in the course of aeons, has built something we like but do
>not understand, then who but a fool would discard seemingly useless parts?
>To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent
>tinkering."
>~ Aldo Leopold (1953)
>
>
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