Re: NANFA-- Columbia trip gear

Steffen Hellner (steffen_at_hellner.biz)
Fri, 09 Jan 2004 11:09:20 +0100

Isn4t it the point to tell where the boarder is between use and abuse?

Steffen

> Von: "Bruce Stallsmith" <fundulus_at_hotmail.com>
> Antworten an: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Datum: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 08:44:29 -0500
> An: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Betreff: Re: NANFA-- Columbia trip gear
>
> Martin, I hate to say it, but you're saying that if a population is already
> being abused, it's OK to take out more individuals. If a window storefront
> is already broken it's fine to grab a TV yourself, nicht?
>
> --Bruce Stallsmith
> Huntsville, AL, US of A
>
>> From: archimedes_at_bayspringstel.net
>> Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
>> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
>> Subject: Re: NANFA-- Columbia trip gear
>> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 22:54:55 -0500
>>
>> Quoting Steffen Hellner <steffen_at_hellner.biz>:
>>
>> All this worry about keeping hellbenders reminds me of the first time I
saw
>> one.
>> I was seining in N. Georgia with a friend of mine from my ichthyology
>> class.
>> We netted one and he called it a "water dog", which he said the local
>> fishermen
>> hated. They would lop off their heads and throw them on the stream bank.
>> I
>> kept that one for about 2 years before releasing it (I didn't know better
>> way
>> back then). Anyway, with such an attitude by locals I don't think
>> aqauarium
>> captures pose much of a threat.
-
> /"Unless stated otherwise, comments made on this list do not necessarily
> / reflect the beliefs or goals of the North American Native Fishes
> / Association"
> / This is the discussion list of the North American Native Fishes
Association
> / nanfa_at_aquaria.net. To subscribe, unsubscribe, or get help, send the word
> / subscribe, unsubscribe, or help in the body (not subject) of an email to
> / nanfa-request_at_aquaria.net. For a digest version, send the command to
> / nanfa-digest-request_at_aquaria.net instead.
> / For more information about NANFA, visit our web page,
http://www.nanfa.org
/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
/"Unless stated otherwise, comments made on this list do not necessarily
/ reflect the beliefs or goals of the North American Native Fishes
/ Association"
/ This is the discussion list of the North American Native Fishes Association
/ nanfa_at_aquaria.net. To subscribe, unsubscribe, or get help, send the word
/ subscribe, unsubscribe, or help in the body (not subject) of an email to
/ nanfa-request_at_aquaria.net. For a digest version, send the command to
/ nanfa-digest-request_at_aquaria.net instead.
/ For more information about NANFA, visit our web page, http://www.nanfa.org