On January the  5th  [95]  FISH-ECOLOGY  will  jump into it's second
year.  We managed to  make  it  from  scratch  from  a  noisy  to  a
high-quality  medium  linking  already eleven hundred academics from
38 countries.  We got three  mentions  one  of which appeared on the
December issue of Fisheries Research [from  the  American  Fisheries
Society, one of the foremost scientific journals in the field].
 
We set up an e-library and a research  software  repository.   Items
were/are  announced  and distributed by request.  Subscribers, whose
e-citizenship has  become  *outstanding*  will  contribute  with own
papers, own software and help to keep the house clean: They feel the
network is usefull.  The  code  of  conduct  we  rendered  was  very
successfull.
 
I'd like to thank Eric Thomas, the greatest Systems Manager, and all
Senior listowners for sharing  their  expertise  and -in many cases-
their *moral integrity*.
 
This has started to look good.
Best wishes of a very productive 1995 to all.
 
    Aldo-Pier Solari [Lstownr. FISH-ECOLOGY].