Tom,

Okay, since this is not going to be going anywhere. If the harvest of a single specimen is going to cause that great of damage to the population then it is way to fragile to exist. It will go extinct with or without harvest if it is that fragile.

I believe that any species not listed as Endangered or Threatened has a sustainable harvest amount. What that amount is for each species I don't know. I would also bet that many of the species listed as Threatened could also withstand some harvest whether it be neonates, juveniles or select adults from select populations. But I am NOT advocating the harvest of Threatened species.

It is my belief that if a species can't handle even low level harvest it is in bad shape and most certainly should meet the criteria for listing as a Threatened species. That's what I think.

Welkerii

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• Who supports the sale of WC? - OHI, Wed Feb 11 14:59:47 2009
• RE: Who supports the sale of WC? - daneby, Wed Feb 11 23:08:04 2009
• RE: Who supports the sale of WC? - TOM_CRUTCHFIELD, Thu Feb 12 04:55:59 2009
• There is no - brhaco, Thu Feb 12 08:52:20 2009
• RE: There is no - TOM_CRUTCHFIELD, Thu Feb 12 10:08:54 2009
• Well said.. - phil bradley, Thu Feb 12 11:57:48 2009
• Just stick to the question, please - OHI, Thu Feb 12 18:15:14 2009
• RE: Just stick to the question, please - TOM_CRUTCHFIELD, Thu Feb 12 18:37:50 2009
• Exactly my point - brhaco, Thu Feb 12 21:13:42 2009
• RE: Exactly my point - OHI, Thu Feb 12 22:13:26 2009
• I would NEVER - brhaco, Fri Feb 13 08:36:03 2009
• RE: Just stick to the question, please - OHI, Thu Feb 12 22:08:46 2009
• RE: Just stick to the question, please - TOM_CRUTCHFIELD, Thu Feb 12 22:45:27 2009
• RE: Just stick to the question, please - OHI, Thu Feb 12 23:43:08 2009
• Unknown factor - OHI, Fri Feb 13 00:02:41 2009
• RE: Unknown factor - emysbreeder, Sat Feb 14 21:34:52 2009
• RE: Unknown factor - OHI, Sat Feb 14 22:15:18 2009
• RE: Unknown factor - wstreps, Sun Feb 15 08:19:28 2009
• RE: Unknown factor - OHI, Sun Feb 15 13:50:08 2009
• RE: Just stick to the question, please - antelope, Fri Feb 13 09:09:22 2009
• Seriously- - brhaco, Fri Feb 13 08:46:37 2009
• RE: Seriously- - OHI, Fri Feb 13 14:04:33 2009
• RE: Seriously- - BRhaco, Fri Feb 13 15:03:22 2009
• RE: Seriously- - OHI, Fri Feb 13 16:22:10 2009
• RE: Seriously- - brhaco, Fri Feb 13 17:06:42 2009
• RE: Seriously- - OHI, Fri Feb 13 19:18:19 2009
• RE: Seriously- - brhaco, Fri Feb 13 20:08:13 2009
• RE: Who supports the sale of WC? - wstreps, Fri Feb 13 10:19:38 2009
• RE: Who supports the sale of WC? - OHI, Fri Feb 13 14:17:01 2009
• My late reply... - jscrick, Tue Feb 17 14:24:45 2009
• RE: My late reply... - jscrick, Tue Feb 17 14:39:52 2009