Luxembourg Elasmobranch Organization

Family
  

	Special thanks to my (very understanding) wife Josiane, my daughter Anne and my mother Elisabeth. Without their support and understanding I couldn't dedicate nearly as much time and energy to my collection.
	My brother Paul for logistical support by his company Herberlux.
	My nephew Michael for setting up economy shipping for bulky wares.

Advisors 
  

	Canada   Rick Martin, Australian marine biologist from the ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research in Vancouver for being always ready to give scientific info and provide invaluable counsel and thorough editing.
	USA   Gordon Hubbell, fellow collector and amateur naturalist from Florida.    Bill Heim, amateur paleontologist from Bill Heim on sharks.   Jim Bourdon amateur paleontologist from The Life and Times of Long Dead Sharks.    Richard Ellis, marine life author and painter from New York City.
	Germany   Lutz Andres, amateur paleontologist.   Boris Frentzel-Beyme, marine biologist and D.E.G. secretary.   Ralph Hennemann, marine biologist and author.   Klaus Barthelmess, whaling and sealing historian from Cologne with a subsidiary interest in Greenland sharks and basking sharks.   Andreas Schenk, amateur paleontologist   Mathias Voigt, marine biologist and preparator.
	France   Dr. Bernard Séret, marine biologist from the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle de Paris.   Dr. Anthony Berberian, amateur naturalist and medical doctor.
	Italy   Alessandro de Maddalena, shark researcher and scientific illustrator based in Milan, Italy. Curator of the Italian Great White Shark Data Bank and active member of the Mediterranean Shark Research Group.
	Netherlands   Dirk & Maria Hovestadt, fellow collectors and amateur naturalists.   Peter Bor, marine biologist from the Egg-capsules of Ray's and Skates Site.

Contributors
 

	Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch, marine life photographer and author and Shark Trust board member from the UK.
	Dr. John D. Stevens, a marine biologist from CSIRO, Australia.
	Rodney Fox, shark dive operator and owner of the Rodney Fox Shark Experience from Australia.
	Jérôme Konen, underwater photographer from the Luxembourg Dive Portal.
	Marco Weiten, wildlife painter from Luxembourg.
	Clinton Kowalik, marine biologist and poet from the USA.

Suppliers 
 

	Greg Jones from Australia.
	Michael Osborne, Tony Perez, Bob Friedman and Jim Rathbone from the USA.
	Rui Marques from Canada