With such restrictions, would someone still be able to conservatively collect if they had a FLorida saltwater fishing license? As quickly as these restrictions appear, is there any recourse the shell collecting community could take to explain how responsible collecting could be allowed with minimal impact to the environment, as fishing/hunting limits do?
Vicky




 I just got word today that live collecting is closed in, I believe Curry
County with a one hundred dollar fine for each live shell. I have asked the
bearer of this bad news to write Matt with the info she has and a picture
of the sign beside the road. Got me to worry some.

Everett
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> [Original Message]
> From: Dennis sargent <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2/23/2009 1:23:50 PM
> Subject: [CONCH-L] FW: [CONCH-L] Goodland FL
>
> Dear Matt and Claire,
>
> Other than protected areas such as the John Pennekamp Marine Sanctuary
and a
> few wildlife areas, only two counties in Florida have restrictions on the
> live collecting of seashells.
>
> Lee County has a total ban on live collecting. This is interesting since
> they market themselves as the shell collecting capital of the universe.
> (Just a little sarcasm injected on purpose.) I must admit they have the
best
> of the world's specimen shell dealers on Sanibel Island. It is the best
> place to buy live collected shells.
>
> Manatee County has a limit of two specimens of each species per person.
The
> collecting of Queen Conchs, Strombus gigas, is prohibited statewide. An
> official longer version of this post can be obtained at the Florida Fish
and
> Wildlife Commission website at:  myfwc.com
>
> Anyone who tells you otherwise probably doesn't want you to collect
"their"
> shells.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Dennis Sargent
>
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