> In a message dated 8/22/02 9:13:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> ichthos_at_charm.net writes:
>
> << Sorry, Moon. I wrote that e-mail before my morning coffee set in. I was
> not
> referring to you, for you are, indeed, a member in *very* good standing.
I
> was trying to speak directly to the many list members who are not
> members of NANFA, and the way I worded my message made it sound
> like I was addressing you directly. My apologies.
> >>
> No problem, but you do make a good point. I am consistently recruiting
people
> to NANFA. Every fish list I am on I take every opportunity to get people
to
> check us out and to join. Of course it would be easier to get people to
join
> if I could regale them with stories of how i got my shovelnose sturgeons
> because i was a member and another member got them for me but since I
don't
> have any shovelnose, just kidding ;-) I think a lot of people want to get
> native fish but not by getting out there and collecting. they are looking
for
> someplace they can buy and don't have as much love and concern for the
> environment as we do. For most of us getting the fish is secondary to the
> enjoyment of the streams and the satisfaction we get from making a
difference.
>
> Moon
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