European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Large fish prey on Small fish below in one of the Schopf family s displays. At right a mean looking Dogtooth fishy by Anita Gosch staff writer Friedrich Schopf and his family have an unusual Hobby they collect fish. Dead fish. In the past 20 years the Schoofs have amassed several Hundred fish and hundreds of crustaceans. Each time the Schoofs vacation by the sea they return Home with another new catch. The Schoofs Are taxidermists they preserve the underwater creatures stuffing and mounting them. Now the austrian family has taken its Odd vacation scrapbook on the Road. Oze anum billed As a Quot show of oceanic life Quot features More than 2,000 of the Schoofs stuffed specimens. The exhibit with nearly 120 Glass display cases is in Mannheim West Germany. In the weeks ahead the Schoofs expect to take it to several other cities throughout the country. The Schoofs describe Oze anum As their Way of helping to preserve life. Schopf and his wife Christa and their daughters Karoline 25, and Evelyne 22, say the exhibit is a Quot silent cry to save the they Hope the displays will demonstrate the Beauty and abundance of underwater life and Point out the constant threat of extinction through pollution. Schopf says the exhibit represents approximately 90 percent of All oceanic life. The displays include All sorts of crabs lobsters shrimp and other crustaceans stingrays morays bunnies monkfish blowfish swordfish and various types of Sharks. There Are also reconstructions of several prehistoric fish and models of such endangered species As dolphins and whales. The highlight of the exhibit is without doubt the great White shark that was caught off the coast of Australia. It is mounted in a five meter Long Glass Case that weighs about a ton. Most of the fish were caught by fishermen in a Moray eel looks ready to photos by Michael Abrams the Schopf family from left Friedrich Karoline Christa and Yvelyne. 4 stripes Magazine March is 1990
