Hi Julie,

Maybe a colleague of mine at the university who has
just returned from the Cape Verde Islands might help
you out (with preserved specimens in alcohol or a
contact at the Investigation Fishery Institute in São
Vicente Island, Cape Verde). He actually studied the
fisheries of Strombus latus in the Islands.
Will drop you an mail as soon as I get hold of him.
Best regards


--- Julie Carter <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
>         My name is Julie Carter.  I work with
> National Ocean Service Marine
> Forensic Branch in Charleston, SC.  We receive
> evidence from law
> enforcement agents and make species identification
> using DNA,
> isoelectric focusing and lipid analyses.  I am
> searching for samples
> from Strombus latus, Strombus gigas and Strombus
> peruvianus (especially
> Strombus latus) to be used as standards to compare
> to evidence.  Do you
> have any samples of any of these species (especially
> frozen muscle) that
> you could send to us?  If not, could you give me
> names of people or
> organizations that you think could help me?
>
>
> Thank you,
>
>   Julie Carter
> --
> Julie Carter
> NOS Marine Forensic Branch
> 219 Fort Johnson Road
> Charleston, SC 29412
> Phone: 843-762-8547
> FAX:   843-762-8700
> E-mail: [log in to unmask]


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