<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello All,</div><div><br></div>It seems Dr. Rehman is back at it with new requests for specimens now targeted at NOAA. There was a request to the Alaska Fisheries Science Center in 2015 and a new request to the Northwest Fisheries Science Center last week. If this is the first you are hearing of this- please don't respond to requests from this person. He sells the specimens from his biological supply company in India at very high prices. Here is an article about this from 2012, quoting Andy Bentley:<div><br></div><div><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.deepseanews.com_2012_05_robbing-2Dmuseums_&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=-gH_VCvW7sOOva8PlGJOQsy9MmHmb-q8cwuXhgfuGFU&s=C-xYjodrm7iUodlAWwOb9umpTSKzg3X9VvMSja6mwck&e=" target="_blank">http://www.deepseanews.com/<wbr>2012/05/robbing-museums/</a></div><div><br></div><div>We have requests from him dating back to 1986. The best tactic is just to ignore him. I'm quite sure he just grabs names of scientists and adds them to his request to try to add validity, but I doubt Dominique was ever involved with this request.</div><div><br></div><div>-Katherine<br><div class="gmail_quote"><br>
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We received following request from India for spotted rat fish samples ,<br>
with recommendations from Dr. Dominique A. Didier ,Professor -Biology,,<br>
Millersville, PA , E-mail<<a href="mailto:ddidier@millersville.edu" target="_blank">ddidier@millersville.ed<wbr>u</a><br>
<mailto:<a href="mailto:ddidier@millersville.edu" target="_blank">ddidier@millersville.e<wbr>du</a>>><br>
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Request from India<br>
Hello,<br>
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Presently, I am working Research on the Comparative Skeletal Morphology<br>
of World Chimaeridae fish family.<br>
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I am in need of *50* Specimens of DEAD & PRESERVED ( In 5 % Formalin OR<br>
70 % Alcoholic Preserved) */Hydrolagus colliei /*,spotted Rat-fish( Size<br>
Range: 10"-15")for my research studies.<br>
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*On most humanitarian ground, please bring this request in the knowledge<br>
of your Science Director to ask the Fisheries Biologists to provide<br>
these specimens **via USPS Priority Express Parcel Or UPS Expedite<br>
Service OR. Freight-Paid DHL( International : Economy) shipment.*<br>
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*Since these Fishes are nor restricted/Nor Endangered and neither CITES<br>
listed and can be sent frequently to India by completing the US Wildlife<br>
Form No. ** 3-177 and very simple Postal Customs Forms.*<br>
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*I assure you that I shall mention gratefully your Director's Name and<br>
Fish Biologist's name and material help in our Research publication<br>
and shall provide you few copies of the published Result for your kind<br>
perusal and record.*<br>
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Please be so kind to help me in this matter.<br>
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Anxiously, I am awaiting to have your earliest reply.<br>
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Dr. Shaikh T.Rehman<br>
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Director<br>
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MLS-Bioscience Laboratory<br>
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Institute of Higher Education<br>
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1066 Civil Lines<br>
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Jhansi-284001, U.P.<br>
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INDIA.<br>
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E-Mail : <mailto:<a href="mailto:bioscience1944@gmail.com" target="_blank">bioscience1944@gmail.c<wbr>om</a>><a href="mailto:bioscience1944@gmail.com" target="_blank">bioscience1944@gmail.com</a><br>
<mailto:<a href="mailto:bioscience1944@gmail.com" target="_blank">bioscience1944@gmail.c<wbr>om</a>><br>
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--<br></font></span></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div>Katherine Pearson Maslenikov<div>Collections Manager</div><div>University of Washington Fish Collection</div><div>School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and</div><div>Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture</div><div>Box 355100</div><div>Seattle, WA 98195</div><div><a href="tel:%28206%29%20543-3816" value="+12065433816" target="_blank">(206) 543-3816</a></div><div><a href="mailto:pearsonk@uw.edu" target="_blank">pearsonk@uw.edu</a></div><div><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__uwfishcollection.org&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=-gH_VCvW7sOOva8PlGJOQsy9MmHmb-q8cwuXhgfuGFU&s=BdRmCqegVn2Tq24KuZTgs4wsTUcQWxi5FC3Ngy_USwg&e=" target="_blank">http://uwfishcollection.org</a></div></div>
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