I believe that this was the concern expressed about V. melinus early on, and about V. boehmei and V. macraei at present, for example. When there is no solid information about population densities and harvesting effects, it is reasonable that the countries of origin should take a conservative approach to the export trade -- hard to see how that would be controversial except to someone who really didn't give a rat's patootie about anything but getting some for himself. No doubt there are those people, but there is no particular reason to take their self-centered opinions seriously.

Sam I agree with the conservative approach, however I find the rest of your comment arrogant and mean, not to mention totally offensive, now you probably don’t give a rat’s patootie as its me your talking about, aim the one who mentioned these species in this thread. I understand that you may not know what I know about the trade, however if you don’t know why comment? And why wine on how evil taxonomist are, I never said they are evil, I never said they are bad or useless, man shake it off! You sound like a martyr

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