[Nhcoll-l] childhood collecting and taxonomy

[Callomon,Paul]

You might take a look at The Sound of the Sea:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-sound-of-the-sea-seashells-and-the-fate-of-the-oceans-cynthia-barnett/15252500?ean=9780393651447&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cynthiabarnett.net%2F&source=IndieBound&title=The+Sound+of+the+Sea%3A+Seashells+and+the+Fate+of+the+Oceans

In a brief mention, I touch on childhood encapture.

Paul Callomon
Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates
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Hi all,

I've heard at least one taxonomist say that privately collecting organisms as a child was an important entree to becoming a taxonomist as an adult, and that hyper-restrictive collecting laws may stymy development of future taxonomists. As an example of a hyper-restrictive collecting law, in the state of Minnesota, individuals over the age of 16 cannot collect shells of freshwater mussels that are already dead unless they possess a fishing license. This is a long shot, but is there any museum education literature to support this connection between collecting as a child and becoming a taxonomist as an adult? Thanks!

Best,
Catherine

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