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CSG Convention 2005

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Hi Everyone,

This is an advance notice of our 2005 convention, which will be held on the 20th February 2005 at the Britannia Hotel, Standish, Wigan, Lanc's. UK. This is a new venue and is just 1/2 mile east from junction 27 on the M6.

Our speakers for the event are our very own Shane Linder and Julian (Jools) Dignall.

Full details will be issued here, on our web site and in the aquatic press as soon as we have all the details finalised.

Remember to keep the date free: -February 20th 2005

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The talks will cover the following:

Shane Linder
"Four years of chasing fish in South America."

Two talks recounting highlights of catfish collecting in Venezuela, Colombia,Brazil, Ecuador and Peru. Exploring and explaining different environments and biotopes and discussing catfish species encountered throughout the Orinoco, Magdalena, and Amazon basins.

Julian Dignall
"Knee Deep in the Catfishes of North Eastern India"

One talk surrounding a recent collecting trip to the region, exploring the habitats of temperate and tropical catfish we see imported from time to time and a few that most will never have seen before. A little on the collection methods, flavours of the country, a few of it's other fishes and the local tropical fish industry will also be covered.

Jools
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