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NFC: Press release !





>Press Release: March 3, 1999
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>Native Fish Conservancy, Inc. Receives New Jersey Scientific Collection
>Permit.
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>The Native Fish Conservancy, Inc. (NFC) is please to announce that it
>has received a Scientific Collection Permit from the State of New Jersey
>that allows the collection of both inland and marine species of nongame
>fish found in New Jersey waters for use in ongoing NFC research.
>Species authorized for capture under this permit include:
>
>Blacknose Dace (Rhinichthys atratulus)
>Ironcolor Shiner (Notropis chalybaeus)
>Spotfin Shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera)
>Spottail Shiner (Notropis hudsonicus)
>Inland Silverside (Menidia beryllina)
>Nine-spine Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius)
>Four-spine Stickleback (Apeltes quadracus)
>Three-spine Stickleback (Gasteosteus aculatus)
>Banded Killifish (Fundulus diaphanus)
>American Brook Lamprey (Lampetra [lamottei] appendix)
>Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus)
>Spotfin Killifish (Lucania parva)
>Eastern Mudminnow (Umbra pygmaeus)
>Tadpole Madtom (Noturus gyrinus)
>Stonecat (Noturus flavus)
>Swamp Darter (Etheostoma fusiforme)
>Tesselated Darter (Etheostoma olmstedi)
>Shield Darter (Percina peltates)
>Bluespotted Sunfish (Enneacanthus gloriosus)
>Banded Sunfish (Enneacanthus obesus)
>Blackbanded Sunfish (Enneacanthus chaetodon)
>Mud Sunfish (Acantharchus pomotis)
>Creek Chubsucker (Erimyzon oblongus)
>Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus sayanus)
>Seahorses (Hippocampus spp.)
>Pipefish (Sygnathus spp.)
>
>This scientific collection permit was obtained by the
>NFC for its ongoing research on life history development and captive
>breeding methods for native fish species.  Persons interested in
>additional information concerning the specifics of this permit and
>opportunities for participation in NFC field collection activities can
>contact Dwight D. Moody, NFC Secretary/Treasurer by email:
>dwightmoody at hotmail_com (telephone: work - 802-241-3482; home -
>802-476-0685)
>
>The Native Fish Conservancy, Inc. is a nonproft corporation under the
>laws of the State of Vermont and has been recognized as a tax-exempt
>organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
>Check out the NFC website, located at http://nativefish.interspeed.net/
>