Eddie, another thing to consider, if not too far, is to get your
parents to drive you into Western RI, at  Galilee, Rhode Island, by
the ferry to Block Island. They can go enjoy a nice bowl of chowder
while you can look for shells in the lobster traps or around the
ground where the lobster traps are stacked up. Someone will have
thereby already done all the hard work, and you will likely find a lot
more (and better stuff)  including from deeper water than you would on
your own with one small dredge. Even on a slow day you can find tons
of small shells like Urosalpinx cinerea and Anachis translirata and
usually some moon snails, and maybe some whelks. On a good day you may
find Astarte clams or Buccinum undatum (waved whelks from deeper
water).

The one time my friends went dreding in the sound (I stayed ashore)
they found a few Astarte undata that way. THis was somewhere north of
Setauket on Long Island.



On 11/21/11, mike gray <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Eddie,
>
> Hate to be a party-pooper, but dredging is a very destructive way to
> collect shells.
>
> Get certified, buy a good dry suit, learn to use it, and forget the dredge.
>
> regards
> mike
>
> On 11/17/2011 5:24 PM, Eddie G. wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> My family owns a boat on the Long Island Sound here in Connecticut. Now
>> that
>> it is too cold to snorkel I am thinking about using a dredge off our boat
>> to
>> find shells. Does anyone know of any places where I can purchase a dredge
>> and maybe some spots that are good for dredging in Connecticut.
>> Thanks,
>> Eddie
>>
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