According to the California Fish & Game, there is no live shelling  from
mean tide level to 1000 feet (into the Sea...Art.  This could be East,
West, North or South, depending if you are standing on a spit, promontory,
cape, etc.)
        If you have a California Scientific Collector's permit (Issued by
Fish & Game to institutions of higher learning and museums of scientific
background, you may collect... but you must report what you are studying,
what you have collected for that study and where the specimens have been
deposited.  Cost?  about $45.00/ collector.
        Edible mollusks may be collected for consumption with certain "bag
limits".  Abalones may not be collected South of San Francisco Bay to the
Mexican border.
        Dead shells may not be collected in State or National Parks... or
Reserves.
        For more information on exact wording, write to the California
Department of Fish and Game for their regulations on "Sports fishing".
Dan


>Does this ban/restriction include empty shells?  I assume it applies
>anywhere in CA, regardless of whether it is a park or not?
>
>Art Weil wrote:
>
>> Is that 100 feet measured East Or West?
>>     Art
>>
>> Bobbi Cordy wrote:
>>
>> > You must be 1000 feet from shore to collect in CA.
>> >
>> > "Ross Mayhew - [log in to unmask]" wrote:
>> >
>> > > > The California Coastal National Monument includes all the islands,
>>rocks, exposed reefs and >pinnacles above the high-water mark along
>>California's 840-mile coast. The area extends 12 miles >offshore.>
>> > >
>> > > Does anyone know if this the designation of the new California Coastal
>> > > National Monument, which extends to 12 miles offshore, affects
>> > > collecting in that Fun-in-the-sun state?  If not, where ARE you allowed
>> > > to collect in CA these days? (Enquiring Minds want to know!)
>> > >
>> > > 50 F or so and thundering away in Halifax,
>> > > Ross.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Jim and Bobbi Cordy
>> > of Merritt Island, Florida.
>> >
>> > Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
>> > Caribbean & Florida Shells
>> >
>> > Bobbi in Shell Creations

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