Hi Jan,

I have so far never collected shells from the Victoria area, in fact
I've never gone to the ocean there at all. I do know that those who
have shelled in the area have raved about the "Victoria Breakwater".
This is supposed to be the Mecca for shell collecting in the area,
although I have no first-hand knowlege to give you. Any place I've
collected shells in the BC area is at least a day's trip from Victoria,
either up the coast of Vancouver Island near Tofino and Bamfield
(Barkley Sound), or on the mainland in Puget Sound, Washington.
So my advice: see if you're still able to collect on the breakwater.

Hope you have luck and good tides,

Peter



At 10:19 PM 7/3/00 +0200, you wrote:
>Dear Peter, and other West-Canadians,
>
>I will be attending a marine librarians congress at Victoria, BC Canada
>from the 30th Sept-5 Oct 2000. I hope to have one or two afternoons off
>to go shelling in one or another way. So, any info on good shelling
>spots and species to find in your region would be more than welcome. I'm
>also prepared to take a fine sample of European shells with me in
>exchange of a fine West Canadian shell parcel, if you could spare some.
>
>Best greetings, and hoping for some good reactions,
>
>Jan Haspeslagh
>librarian VLIZ Flanders Marine Institute
> www.vliz.be
>email :  [log in to unmask]
>                 [log in to unmask]
>

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Peter Egerton, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Collector of worldwide Mollusca,
lifetime student of zoology and computers.
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(includes Seashells of British Columbia, links and my resume)
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