Moreover if shells have been collected in Egyptian waters of Sinai,
travellers crossing into Israel risk confiscation of their trophies at the
border by a cooperation of the custom officers and rangers of the Israel
Nature and National Parks Protection Authority.

Henk K. Mienis

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From: Paolo G. Albano <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: nice stories


> >I confirm for the Maldives. Shelling is also totally banned in Seychelles
> >Island an Mauritius Island. But if you can't find any dealer of local
shells
> >in Seychelles (the shells comes from Philippines), it seems that nobody
know
> >the law in Mauritius. When you talk with natives, the answer is "yes, it
is
> >"a little" banned". And you can buy endemic species - harpa costata,
lambis
> >violacea, etc. - without any difficulties (but with lot of money).
>
> Friends of mine came back from both Mauritius and Seychelles with many
> shells in their luggage without any problems.
> In Mauritius they heard about restrictions from local people, but they did
> not have problems at the airport (nor were able to check at a local
> authority).
> About Maldives, I heard there are controls at the airport, even if small
> shells are not usually detected or of interest to guards.
> The most "serious" situation is in one of the most interesting places: the
> Red Sea.
> Here under is something like a summary and I will be very grateful to
> people wishing to add or correct information:
>
> >From North to South, clockwise:
> Israel: banned
> Jordan: no info
> Saudi Arabia: no info on shell collecting, but I heard about difficulties
> in obtaining visa to enter the country
> Yemen: probably no restrictions
> Djibouti: lot of marine parks, no idea if any regulations outside them
> Eritrea: I think no restrictions, but a country with a very delicate
> political situation
> Sudan: total ban? no info on permits
> Egypt: controls at Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh airports.  No info on
other
> localities.
>
> Paolo
>
>
> Paolo Giulio ALBANO
> Bologna, ITALY
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