Jeff,
Well said!
I believe Canadian laws are not too far off your ideas stated. If
Canadian laws were less restrictive (right of first refusal for up to
50% instead of the 100% right now) and if they included your responsible
collecting methods then we would be there.
It is now easy to get export papers for Buzzard Coulee. Just a little
effort and time is all that is needed. I must say that the people I
worked with in the Canadian government were very friendly and helpful.
They worked hard to help me. At the end of the day, public Canadian
institutions received lots of Buzzard Coulee and much has been exported
out of the country to the benefit of buyers and sellers.
I believe good laws are needed to ensure Countries have a fair chance to
obtain valuable specimens and that hunters/sellers are encouraged to
look for more in a responsible way.
Good luck with your proposals!
Mike Tettenborn
Jeff Grossman wrote:
Once everybody gets all the anger out of their systems, the time comes
for all interested parties to work within the existing framework of
laws, regulations, and precedents and help develop a permitting
process that allows meteorite hunting under certain conditions. If I
were drafting this, it would at least include provisions requiring
environmentally responsible collection methods, accurate documentation
(photography, gps, mass), registration of find info within some time
period, the right of first refusal for up to half of each object by
the Smithsonian, and mandatory deposition of 20 g/20% in an
institutional collection (including any material accepted by the SI).
I think reasonable people recognize that these meteorites belong to
the people of the US, but that specimens would mostly not be found
without the efforts of private citizens. A good policy would continue
to reward those who find these objects on behalf of the people, but
also prevent the loss of scientific information and significant
specimens.
The question becomes, how can a reasonable regulation and permitting
process be created? I'll discuss this with my colleagues in DOI and
the SI, and perhaps groups like the IMCA can help lobby for this as
well. I think it is quite achievable.
Jeff
On 2010-03-09 5:25 AM, Pelé Pierre-Marie wrote:
Hello,
I'm planning to go to Glorieta Mountain in two weeks or so.
I would be very grateful if you could send me by mail a scan or
drawing of the Glorieta Mountain strewnfield map.
I thank you in advance for your help.
Best regards,
Pierre-Marie Pele
www.meteor-center.com
IMCA 3360
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