I not only read the entire thread on the Atlantic corals, I passed it on to
several dive buddies who have been actively spreading "the good word" about
being hands-off on any reef! Keep it up, us amateurs may not know enough to
jump into the conversation, but we can recognize education when we see it!
Karen
-----Original Message-----
From: Ross Mayhew <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, November 11, 1999 3:25 PM
Subject: Question.


>How come this list can discuss such weighty matters as "TP" for weeks,
>yet when a posting about one of the most exotic, fascinating marine
>environments on the planet (ie, deep-water corals) comes along, it is
>virtually ignored?(only 10 people were interested enough in the British
>corals protection arcticle
>(http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Andes/2422/BritishCorals.html ) to
>read it, which hurts!).  Is it me, or are most of the folks on the list
>so deeply involved in Marine Conservation efforts and the "Mysteries of
>the Deep Sea" that they already know all about such things and feel no
>need to discuss or investigate them further?
>
>Covered in Snow and disgruntled in Halifax,
>Ross.