the thing that raised my suspicions was that if these things were of
any real value she was VERY cavalier about putting the pearls down as
she kept extracting more and more of them on the rocks in the swash
zone where at any moment a big wave could have come in and washed her
'treasures' back out to sea.  If i was collecting shells I sure
wouldn't be putting them down in a half of a clam shell in the swash
zone.  There were other things too- come on, every shell she opened
was chock full of them and in different colors.....

On 11/18/21, Harry Lee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Good point, David. I agree that the culinary option was not likely
> ignored. That might placate the FB readership who expressed went on
> record concern over the implication of resource squander.
>
> If this caper went down in Thailand, then the /Panopea/ ?/japonica/
> probably originated in the seafood market. In fact, it's possible
> most/all the molluscan props were of that provenance.
>
> Harry
>
>
> On 11/18/2021 9:48 AM, David Kirsh wrote:
>> I forgot to add that I assumed the Thai woman in my photo had a live
>> Melo Melo for cooking purposes. I had no inkling they might produce
>> pearls. The idea that the pearls in the FB video are farmed makes sense.
>>
>> David
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Nov 18, 2021, at 9:43 AM, David Kirsh <[log in to unmask]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Certainly does raise questions, Karlynn!
>>>
>>> That she’s wearing a jacket suggests this coastline is at least
>>> temperate climate. I have a photo of a woman holding a large Melo
>>> melo from when I visited Ko Yao Noi in the Phuket Sea—tropical.
>>>
>>> And then live Conus marmoreus?
>>>
>>> I’m surprised that these two tropical species range into temperate
>>> areas. But what do I know?
>>>
>>> Thanks for sending this link.
>>>
>>> David Kirsh
>>> Durham, NC
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Nov 18, 2021, at 8:24 AM, Karlynn Morgan
>>>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>> I found this video on Facebook and am amazed at the number of
>>>> volutes that were washed ashore after this storm.  It breaks my
>>>> heart to see them destroyed.  I have several questions.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vckRbvKnwQI
>>>>
>>>> 1.  Does anyone know where this may have occurred?
>>>>
>>>> 2.  How mature might these volutes be?
>>>>
>>>> 3.  Is the meat of the volutes edible?
>>>>
>>>> 4.  How common is it to see such an assortment of colors of pearls
>>>> come from the same animal?
>>>>
>>>> 5.  Which species of /Panopea /is this she has found?
>>>>
>>>> Karlynn
>>>> NC - USA
>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/529205140526905/user/1467016924/?__cft__[0]=AZWRq5LNeEVa9mBR8dTG20TQI2Yi2YVxao7Q56p7ccggqM4SY8NWPMlD43JRGrrQo9FEq2R7vw61kyoi8UoYUSEsqm7utdyaxY9xmvKriKm38pPmguNbKgbuZ4Tkl5OCiDaNTAafNGn1ZiddDNB-HOMtqVhoj0l9TptoQked70s28N_jx6T6dZdJquN8bLNBvRXcYx0Z7FJgC0i3x5iVFIUA&__tn__=R]-R>
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