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One reason was that his snooping about could underst = 
garded aS suspicious. Another was that the econ itera Lh thie | 
area does well to regard a certain percentage of the locals with 
suspicion. Far to the south, on streets like 13th, the collector 
feels less vulnerable but more out-of-habitat. Nevertheless, Bruce 
found four species in a small empty lot near Broadway. His Manhat- 
tan check list covers sixteen marine species, sixteen terrestrials, 
and seven freshwater. A few were dead specimens that may have spent 
their lives in other parts of the world. Bruce estimates that a 
complete Manhattan check list might show about fifty species. 
Milton Werner, Recording Sec'y 
AMU 1980 
Plans for next year's annual meeting of the American ilalacological 
Union are well underway, with our host club, the Louisville Concho- 
logical Society, already engaged in planning... The meetings are 
scheduled for July 19-25, 1980, in the Executive Inn, a most charm- 
ing and hospitable motor hotel. Two special symposia will be con- 
ducted, one on Feeding Mechanisms in Mollusks, the other on Func- 
tional Morphology in Cephalopods. Field trips are scheduled in 
various freshwater and terrestrial habitats, and a special feature 
will be the field trip(s) to the extremely rich and important marine 
fossil bed of which mollusks are a dominant component. A field trip 
of quite a different nature will allow us to witness the production | 

of and sample one of Kentucky's most famous products... We will ex- 
perience a bit of the “gentle old days" on a moonlight reception/ 
cruise aboard the Belle of Louisville, one of the last remaining 
steam paddle-wheelers. | 
We will initiate a new feature for amateurs and hobbyists at annual 
meetings: workshops on selected topics, such as identifying and or- 
ganizing collections, photography, aquarium maintenance, display | 
techniques, etc. Also, plan on enhancing your library -- we'll have | 
a book and reprint auction conducted by a talented auctioneer... | 
Glyde F. 3s. Roper, rresident, AMU 
From: AMU NEWSLETTER, Fall, 1979 

Conservation Report -- UPDaTis: | 
While AMU was in Corpus Christi, oil from the Mexican well blowout 
of June 3rd in the Bay of Campeche was approaching Texas and South 
Padre Island. The Coast Guard was able to protect the Laguna Madre 
with some success. Damage is said to exceed 300 million and class 
action suits have been filed by South Texas commercial fishermen, 
among others. 
Since the Panama Ganal Zone has been turned over to Panama, October 
1, 1979, AMU should be alert to any future actions on a sea level \ 
canal in another location. we should reaffirm our position opposing | 
the possible mixing of Atlantic and Pacific fauna. | 
Do send me news clippings of conservation problems in your area... 
Jeanne Whiteside, Chairman Conservation Committee | 
RGpugs Dox 902-G, iierritt Island, Florida 32952 
From: aMU NEWSLETTER, Fall, 1979 
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