Dear Carlos,

Areas just inside the bay in Salvador used to be very snorkeable. Tell him
to try Porto da Barra, Farol, and the rocky coast area just west of these.
I used to do it way back in the 1970s, and the site was great for olives,
cowries, Pleuroploca aurantiaca, Strombus (several species), marginellas,
helmets, etc. The water might be polluted nowadays, though.

Abracos,

José

At 10:58 AM 3/9/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>Hello to all,
>
>A diving buddy of mine will be visiting Salvador soon.
>I was wondering if any one out there could give me any
>information about good shelling grounds near Salvador
>(Bahia State). Information on land snails and marine
>molluscs would be much appreciated as well as good
>snorkelling and diving spots. Are any of these places
>good for snorkelling: Aratuba, Ilhas Taparicas, Mangue
>Seco and Morro de São Paulo???
>Thank you in andvace,
>Best regards to all,
>Carlos Afonso
>
>
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