Right
> now Ga has more important things to worry about than pacifying the
> masses. There are 5 T and E spp. that are in desperate need of help
> from the sprawling monster called Atlanta. In my opinion that's a
> priority. Just my input.
>
> JK
> Blackwater et al. Florida
>
>
>
>>>> archimedes-in-bayspringstel.net 03/29/05 11:51 PM >>>
> Quoting Fritz Rohde <Fritz.Rohde-in-ncmail.net>:
>
>> It has been interesting and,-in-times amusing, reading the posts
>> regarding Fishes of _____ books, in particularly one for GA. As one
> who
>> has co-authored one book and currently working on another one, I feel
>> that I can comment on what is involved,-in-least from what we have
> done.
>>
>> First, there is little to no money involved. Thus, little incentive,
>> expect personal and professional pride, to really push hard to get
> these
>> books done.
>
> Fritz, and other interested parties,
>
> I know I am quite naive about these things. But I never envisioned that
> anybody
> would write a state fishes book expecting to get some sort of monetary
> reward.
> What does surprise me is that there is no great rush to be the first to
> publish
> a comprehensive Ga. book. I was somewhat surpised by Peter's implied
> statement
> that there is little prestige attached. I am glad that someone is
> undertaking
> the task. I guess I thought that these state books were important
> enough so
> that they would be well funded so that the researchers' time could be
> largely
> devoted to them, with time off to publish the occasional paper so they
> could
> stay employed. Like a lot of hobbyists, I don't have the time or money
> to read
> professional journals, so state fish books are my main souce of
> information. I
> guess in the real world it is just not that important. But believe me,
> I
> appreciate the 20 years that Steve Ross put into MY fish book, and all
> the work
> that went into the S.E. books that I own (which is all of them).
> Sometimes in
> my zeal I forget that to everybody else in the world, non-game fishes
> are just
> "fishin' minners".
>
> --Irate
>
> "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In
> practice there
> is." - Yogi Berra
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