Stan Perkins
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From: <anutej_at_loxinfo.co.th>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Collecting ethics
> Depends. Seen lots of a****le collecters, fishermen, scientists,
> officials, and hobbyists. Collecters who collecting anything that
> move and have $value, fishermen who dam the whole stream & drying it &
> collecting everything edible [loach, insect, tadpoles, etc] or gillnet
> the river from one side to the other side using mesh size far smaller
> than the law allow, scientist using cyanide to wipe out everything in
> the stream for specimens and doesn't give a damn about its future
> after description, officials who dump in million of exotics as part of
> the job [and the more released = better job prospect in the future],
> fisheries official who banned fishermens from fishing with explosives
> but do it themselves, and hobbyist who want rare stuffs no matter how
> imperil it is [actually the rarer the better especially cites
> animals].
> There are bad apples everywhere. But don't brand all apples bad
> because of it. The suggestion about some screening sounds good.
>
> Tony
>
>
> EELReprah_at_aol.com wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 1/12/04 9:50:27 AM, njz_at_clevelandmetroparks.com
writes:
> >
> > << There are certainly a higher percentage of biologists with a
> >
> > passion that hobbyists. >>
> >
> > I don't buy that. I think the percentage of passion is probably the
same. The
> > hobbyist has only passion as a driving force, The professional has both
> > passion and livelihood. Quantitative evaluation is impossible since I
don't know
> > how to measure the passion quotient.
> >
> > Lee Harper
> > Media, PA
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