RE: Handfish in Derwent Estuary in Tasmania faces extinction

Andrew Hamilton (andrewha at tafe.sa.edu.au)
Mon, 17 Jun 1996 11:51:42 -0700

>Hi Andrew I think that there should be another section, though I am
>saying this on a pure self interest basis and that is the aquatic plants
>of Sahul. i admit that the traffic on this topic would be thin at best
>because of the almost complete lack of availability without collecting
>them ourselves. However I would be happy to hear from anybody that has
>anything to say about our plants.
>
>Peter Hughes

Peter,
on a recent trip to Melbourne I made another visit to St Kilda
Aquariums. If you didnt know this shop has always had an interest in
Natives, even keeping the less 'glamorous' varieties (they have my
favourites - Galaxids, including Maculatas and Brev. Pennes(Sp?)). They also
try to keep some of the harder to get plants, this is why I visit when in
Melbourne. The owner told me that they were about to start selling an entire
range of native plants. Apparently he had found a grower in N.T. who could
supply them. Apparently this store was going to get a home page but I havent
seen it yet, not that Ive looked for it.

Sorry if this is off topic. I hold no vested interest with St Kilda
Aquariums other than as a customer a couple of times a year.

Andrew