I have never been challenged either on the beach or reef or in the airport,
unless in a National Reserve. Wherever you decide to go, Ask locally where
its ok, and follow the answers. I usually take a "pocket reference" like the
Golden field guide-Seashells of North Am. with me and make sure I ask "what
about these" showing pictures of things like Queen conchs.
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Date: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 11:48 AM
Subject: Caribbean shelling areas? and shellcraft application.


>Hi All;
>
>I am going to have the opportunity to go to the Caribbean or Mexico, and
need
>to ask if anyone knows where it is still legal to collect shells, including
>landsnails???
>
>I also wanted to share an article from an old Smithsonian magazine (January
>1987).  They feature the work of Jaqui Manoff, whose elegant and
"botanically
>accurate" shell flower arrangements impressed even biologically oriented
>folks such as myself.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Martin Kohl