Re: On Line Listing

["Erny May" <emay1 at wi_rr.com>]

If you believe it is worth the risk then you need to also pay for it.
What makes you think that I am interested in financing a jaunt to
Africa to collect fish which I as  a relative "newbie" will never see?
There is little reason to believe that amateur collectors will bring
back "healthy" as apposed to professional collectors just because
"they care more". I do believe that any AKA member should be able
to go. Who decides which member goes?

                                                                  Erny
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kray, Edd" <Edd_Kray at rf.doe.gov>
To: <killietalk at AKA_Org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 1:47 PM
Subject: RE: On Line Listing


> You hit a sore point there. If I'm going to get sickly fish, I'd rather
> that an AKA member got the chance to go to Africa himself to get them,
> rather than overpaying Toyin to send me junk. At least that way we get
> JAKA articles, GPS data, habitat research, and convention talks out of
> it.
>
> Toyin is a DEAD end for too many fish. If they don't die before they're
> sent, they die soon afterwards.
>
> We knew the trips would be controversial, but I'm surprised at the
> apparent strength of your negative opinion on it.
>
> It's been too long that the AKA is existing on the same-old genes from
> the same old species. Many of us believe its worth the risk.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Wetmore [mailto:cwetmore at RITZCAMERA_COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 12:00 PM
> To: killietalk at AKA_Org
> Subject: RE: On Line Listing
>
>
>
> (Also, I am very much against the AKA funding collecting trips. These
> seems like an enormous waste of money and a landmine for bad feelings.)
>
> Money is not the only issue. Once these collectors return from a trip,
> what
> will they do with all the fish? How many will be lost on the return
> trip?
> How many will be lost during acclimation? How many will be lost shipping
> to
> AKA members? Who is going to ship all those fish?
>
> What liabilities does the AKA assume when they fund a trip? What if
> someone
> were injured or killed? Who pays for the medical expenses? Most health
> insurance companies DO NOT insure overseas travel.
>
> I think we are better off having people like Toyin bring in the wild
> fish!
>
> Chris in Denver
>
>
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