Depending on the beach and region - one might find junk from ships
(trash) or
drug issues running across the beach.  Hypo's in sand is not what you
want a
young pre-school person to pick up.

I think some of the big beaches - L.A. and such are using 'combs' behind
tractors
to pull it out of the over wash from the last high tide.  [there goes
the shells ]

I'm afraid the 60's and 70's where we worked so hard on the litter issue
across
the US is waining due to the massive influx of foreign peoples who have
different
ways of life and feel towards government(ownership land...) and
ecology.  With
that and the drug dumps and just daily discards it is becoming a problem
in some
areas.  So perhaps the want to go to the beach is stifled from the git
go by the
parents themselves.  It might be a regional or area thing as well.  I
donate 4 times
a year to scour the roadways in a group and we tend to get 20+ bags (10+
if full (heavy))
of this and that from the loop - a 2 mile section.  So perhaps I see
more than most.

Martin

-- Belinda Boyle wrote:
> Hello:
>
> Actually I call myself a newbie seashell collector.
>
> Probably my opinion would be that since I have been collecting
> seashells.  It doesn't seem to matter what beach I am shelling.
> However, everyone is actually fearful of what is laughed about "The
> Shell Police".  I picked up a shell already on the sand that could not
> roll back into the waters.  But, a man approached me and said you are
> taking a live specimen shell.  I beg your pardon I said: "This is a
> dead shell" the dead animal was partially in and out of the shell and
> dead!  I am a doctor and know alive from dead. I put the shell into my
> little bucket.
>
> Another person approached me and commented -- do you know what we use
> to call Shelling is not anymore.  I am afraid to bring my children to
> the beach to collect shells.  In fear we will be arrested and fined --
> if a shell is picked up and if my children are unaware of what they
> are picking up.
>
> A walk, a day at the beach shelling is no more.  Because of the crazy
> laws they put into place regarding a beautiful shell.  That would be
> loved and cared for in a home -- honored by the people who collected
> their seashells.
>
> The young collectors are no more.  OUT OF FEAR OF BEING FINED OR
> ARRESTED! The signs on the beach telling people what they can pick up
> and no shelling zones.
>
> Although, I have to wonder then where do all these specimen seashells
> come from that are lined up in the Seashell Stores and being sold.
>
> Belinda
>
>
>
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