Caro Maurizio,

Bravo!

Harry


At 07:30 PM 6/5/00 +0200, you wrote:
>Monday   June 5, 2000   07:16 PM
>
>Your idea is that the juvenile specimens will
>ensure the future of their species. This is
>certainly correct but we must make another
>consideration : what is the death-rate in the
>juvenile mollusks ?
>How many among them will die for each adult?
>
>If we collect an adult we surely kill a specimen
>which is able to reproduce but if we kill a juvenile
>specimen we only kill a probable adult.
>
>Sicerely I don't know what is the worse !
>
>Maurizio
>from Italy.
>
>
>-----Messaggio originale-----
>Da:     Nancy Smith [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Inviato:        lunedì 5 giugno 2000 17.12
>A:      [log in to unmask]
>Oggetto:        buying juvenile specimens
>
>For your consideration and opionions, please....
>
>Do folks look negatively upon study of juvenile specimens?   I know not to
>take any live juveniles, I don't think I could do that anyway... :)    What
>about purchasing them?    I find them fascinating to "watch" the growth
>stages but don't want to be harming the species populations either by
>providing even a small outlet for juveniles harvested even unintentionally.
>
>Thank you for your opinions,
>Nancy

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