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OHI
at Fri Mar 21 16:37:18 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by OHI ]
Ernie,
That is a complicated question. First off, I don't have any research to back up my opinion of what bag limits should be and neither does academia. I would want to know how many collectors there are. I would want to know where they are collecting from. And I would need to know how they are collecting them. I would look at any studies that discuss abundance and are geographically relevant. I would look at their range. I would look at reproductive information, from both the scientific literature and hobbyist data.
That being said, a yearly bag limit of say 10 per person doesn't seem unreasonable. That is a bag limit of 10, per person, from the wild NOT a possession limit. I would want an unlimited bag limit in areas slated for development. I, also, can not see how collecting from the road causes any negative effect on populations.
Enforcement would be some work. Paper trails are crucial, as well as, enforcement in the field.
That is the quick answer.
Mike Welker
El Paso, TX
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RE: Stop This Legislation - OHI, Fri Mar 21 16:37:18 2008