Peter...The intertidal marine life around the Vancouver area is somewhat
limited by the Fraser River and other freshwater in the Strait of Georgia.

I believe Victoria breakwater is posted as a marine reserve.. however, it
may be species specific. I'll get back to you tommorow. Graham Jeffries, a
chiton and mollusk entusiast will be in Victoria. He was also looking into
collecting restrictions at the Ogden Pt. breakwater.

Whiffen Spit, Sooke has a number of chitons.

Rick Harbo
Nanaimo, B.C.




----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Egerton" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 3:00 PM
Subject: BC Collecting


> Hey all,
>
> Since there's a great low tide coming up this weekend
> I wanted to take advantage of it to the fullest. I
> haven't collected in any good places around the
> Vancouver area and was looking for suggestions.
>
> I was thinking of the Victoria breakwater as about as
> far as I can get away from here. Does anyone know
> if you can still go collecting there? Is there somewhere
> else easy to get to from here that would be as good or
> better? I want to leave in the morning, collect in the
> afternoon, and be back by 9pm.
>
> George Holm...good to see you're on CONCH-L. I
> remember you from the old shell club days. I went by
> my first name "Ron" then. I'll have to pick your
> brain to help with my BC Shells Web site (see address
> below).
>
> Avril..you have any suggestions on where I could go
> this weekend?
>
> Cheers all,
>
> Peter Egerton
>
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> Collector of worldwide Mollusca, lifetime student
> of zoology and computers.
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> Step into my website:
> http://www.intergate.ca/personal/seashell/index.html
> (includes "Seashells of British Columbia", links and my resume)
>         -Links to add, remove, alter?  Just ask!
>         -Suggestions always welcome :-)
>         -This is an on-going project...
>
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