Re: NANFA-- Florida Collecting Questions

geoff (gkimber2_at_earthlink.net)
Fri, 10 Jan 2003 17:50:53 -0500

Check with your airline first - some do not allow live fish on board. You may
very likely be able to sneak them past, but think about it -

you travel hundreds of miles to collect some of the neatest fish around
this is a trip you can't make often, so everything has to count

you get to the airport with your fish stealthily concealed.

You get in line and a skilled federal employee (they *do* exist!!) notices the
critters in the bottle

they get confiscated.

Bummer. no fish at home.

If your airline allows fish, be *really* careful - I have had real problems
with the baggage check morons trying to find the company rules. It is not an
every day occurrence to have fish shipped. Some airlines require they go
airfreight, which is erally expensive. Be sure to have a contact or
something to speed your way through the line.

My recommendation?

mail them.

Geoff Kimber
Lexington KY

On Friday 10 January 2003 01:31 pm, Ashton, Matthew J. wrote:
> what about late april into the first week of may in the naples, keys
> area? within a certain travel radius too since ill probably have a day
> or two free from class. for alot of the same species mentioned before
> especially sunnies
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