Bobby and All , what are your best recipes for abalone?? You don't have to
give your secret ones , Mark James & Peta Susan Bethke
3001 South Ocean Dr. Suite 4-V
Hollywood, Florida
33019-2804
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-----Original Message-----
From: Bobbi Cordy <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, July 23, 1999 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: Tide Pools


>Yes that was true when we lived in Santa Barbara County.  Enforcing the law
was very
>hard.   Usually the main thing the F & G were after is the size of your
abalones.   Which I
>understand you can't take any more.    Wow....I miss those good abalone
dinners.  We used
>to eat abalone at least once  week at our house.
>
>We had a boat - so you are right - diving is best from a boat.  However we
did do some
>diving from shore.   We never had a F & G person stop us from shore only
when we brought
>the boat in to the dock.
>
>
>
>"Kim C. Hutsell" wrote:
>
>> Bobbi...
>>
>> I remember you saying you were from here.  I was just confirming what you
>> were saying to Tim.
>>
>> As for collecting on SCUBA...Fish & Game officers can arrest divers
>> coming throught the 1000 zone even if items in their gamebag were
>> collected outside the zone. It's very difficult to fight and almost
>> impossible to win. That's why most diver/collectors do so from boats. The
>> thing is, there are only four or five F&G officers to cover the entire
>> Southern California coast.
>>
>> Kim Hutsell
>> San Diego
>>
>> Bobbi Cordy wrote:
>> >
>> > Thanx Kim -  I knew that.  We are former Californians and former
presidents of the
>> > Santa Barbara Malacological Society and we were in CA when this law
went into effect.
>> >
>> > In fact Dr. Abbott spoke to our club about it and helped us try to
fight this law.
>> > The amazing thing is trying to enforce it!    How can you tell when a
beach SCUBA
>> > diver comes in whether they have been out 1000 feet.     It's kinda
like the law on
>> > Sanibel where you can collect only two of each species.....but the
people enforcing
>> > it don't know one specie from another!
>> >
>> > "Kim C. Hutsell" wrote:
>> >
>> > > Bobbi,
>> > >
>> > > You're correct. California Fish and Game regulations spell out
>> > > bag limits for collectable species within this zone for those in
>> > > possession of a current fishing license. It's pretty narrow, mostly
>> > > mussels and a few species of clams...no gastropods. Other than that,
>> > > collecting has to be done outside the 1000 foot limit. The law was
>> > > specifically designed to protect tidepools from tourists and
commercial
>> > > interests.
>> > >
>> > > Kim Hutsell
>> > > San Diego
>> > >
>> > > Bobbi Cordy wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > It is illegal to collect live shells in CA unless you are 1000 feet
from shore?
>> > > >
>> > > > "Tim R." wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > > Hey Everyone,
>> > > > >
>> > > > > I was wondering if anyone here lives in the Orange County, Calif.
area.  I
>> > > > > was thinking about going to the tide pools in Little Corona in
Corona del
>> > > > > Mar and wasn't sure where the best spot to go to was.  Anyone got
any ideas.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Thanks,
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Tim
>> > > >
>> > > > --
>> > > > Jim and Bobbi Cordy
>> > > > of Merritt Island, Florida.
>> > > >
>> > > > Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
>> > > > Caribbean & Florida Shells
>> > > >
>> > > > Bobbi in Shell Creations
>> >
>> > --
>> > Jim and Bobbi Cordy
>> > of Merritt Island, Florida.
>> >
>> > Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
>> > Caribbean & Florida Shells
>> >
>> > Bobbi in Shell Creations
>
>--
>Jim and Bobbi Cordy
>of Merritt Island, Florida.
>
>Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
>Caribbean & Florida Shells
>
>Bobbi in Shell Creations
>