RE: Re: [RML] wanamensis and multisquamatus

Harro.Hieronimus at t-online.de
Sat, 23 May 98 11:31 +0100

>I haven't seen Heiko's article in Aquageo so I don't know how thoroughly he
>was able to survey the lake and I guess there are limitations on how much
>area one person can assess in limited time. I think maybe we should be
>appealing to the PNG Government to do a more extensive study and perhaps
>that way the endangering processes may be highlighted more. Remember
>"Eachamensis" and how more work was done and more surveys carried out?
>
>Regards,
>Bruce.

Bruce,

Heiko tried to collect intensively. All he found were one female and
five males (if I remember correctly, I read it yesterday), all adult and
obviously rather old. No young, no semiadults. Very different from
what Gerry had described when he visited the lake more than 10 years
ago. And he found millions of tilapia - and the strange is that only
one family with seven persons is living at the sea fishing there.

Stocks are very low in Germany and Europe. We should first try to
conserve what we have and than simulaneously do what Bruce recommended.
Who can do that? Bruce, you? if you need any support, let me know.

Harro

Harro