Oh, please, let's not get off on this topic again.  Let's talk about . . .
. let's see . . . why not, the Terebridae.  Who collects them and what do
they know about them, i.e. diversity in various parts of the globe,
ecological partitioning, behaviors, systematics and taxonomic problems,
collecting techniques, etc.?
 
Kurt
 
At 01:10 PM 3/10/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Our shell club always emphasis' take only what you need for your collection.
>Overcollecting is definitely frowned on during our field trips.   We publish
>these
>rules frequently to our members and in our membership booklet.
>
>The biggest waste for sure is letting them die in buckets and wasting them.
>It would be interesting to know what dealers are doing this!!!!
>
>I belive the majority of the dealers are ethical.   Actually, most of them do
>not collect on the field but buy their shells from the Philippine dealers
etc.
>