Yes that was true when we lived in Santa Barbara County.  Enforcing the law was very
hard.   Usually the main thing the F & G were after is the size of your abalones.   Which I
understand you can't take any more.    Wow....I miss those good abalone dinners.  We used
to eat abalone at least once  week at our house.

We had a boat - so you are right - diving is best from a boat.  However we did do some
diving from shore.   We never had a F & G person stop us from shore only when we brought
the boat in to the dock.



"Kim C. Hutsell" wrote:

> Bobbi...
>
> I remember you saying you were from here.  I was just confirming what you
> were saying to Tim.
>
> As for collecting on SCUBA...Fish & Game officers can arrest divers
> coming throught the 1000 zone even if items in their gamebag were
> collected outside the zone. It's very difficult to fight and almost
> impossible to win. That's why most diver/collectors do so from boats. The
> thing is, there are only four or five F&G officers to cover the entire
> Southern California coast.
>
> Kim Hutsell
> San Diego
>
> Bobbi Cordy wrote:
> >
> > Thanx Kim -  I knew that.  We are former Californians and former presidents of the
> > Santa Barbara Malacological Society and we were in CA when this law went into effect.
> >
> > In fact Dr. Abbott spoke to our club about it and helped us try to fight this law.
> > The amazing thing is trying to enforce it!    How can you tell when a beach SCUBA
> > diver comes in whether they have been out 1000 feet.     It's kinda like the law on
> > Sanibel where you can collect only two of each species.....but the people enforcing
> > it don't know one specie from another!
> >
> > "Kim C. Hutsell" wrote:
> >
> > > Bobbi,
> > >
> > > You're correct. California Fish and Game regulations spell out
> > > bag limits for collectable species within this zone for those in
> > > possession of a current fishing license. It's pretty narrow, mostly
> > > mussels and a few species of clams...no gastropods. Other than that,
> > > collecting has to be done outside the 1000 foot limit. The law was
> > > specifically designed to protect tidepools from tourists and commercial
> > > interests.
> > >
> > > Kim Hutsell
> > > San Diego
> > >
> > > Bobbi Cordy wrote:
> > > >
> > > > It is illegal to collect live shells in CA unless you are 1000 feet from shore?
> > > >
> > > > "Tim R." wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hey Everyone,
> > > > >
> > > > > I was wondering if anyone here lives in the Orange County, Calif. area.  I
> > > > > was thinking about going to the tide pools in Little Corona in Corona del
> > > > > Mar and wasn't sure where the best spot to go to was.  Anyone got any ideas.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Tim
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Jim and Bobbi Cordy
> > > > of Merritt Island, Florida.
> > > >
> > > > Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
> > > > Caribbean & Florida Shells
> > > >
> > > > Bobbi in Shell Creations
> >
> > --
> > Jim and Bobbi Cordy
> > of Merritt Island, Florida.
> >
> > Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
> > Caribbean & Florida Shells
> >
> > Bobbi in Shell Creations

--
Jim and Bobbi Cordy
of Merritt Island, Florida.

Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
Caribbean & Florida Shells

Bobbi in Shell Creations