From my stay in l998 in Mauritius it is only live collecting that is banned
Geoff


>From: Flavio Favero <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: nice stories
>Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 15:07:47 +0100
>
> >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).
>
>..my personal experience....
>in Jan 2000 I was in  mautirius island and I filled my trolley only for
>shells (At my
>arrive there was a typhoon, thus I find many shells on the beach) taken on
>the
>shore and dived also during snorkel...and not happy I put also some plastic
>boxes
>on the my luggage and of the one of my friend...a lady put also in her
>trolley
>a big pieces of coral (aarrrgh!!!!), but nothing happen on the airport
>during the
>x-ray check... the shell ovviesly bus clearly visible on the monitor....
>Speaking with local people they told me that there was a banning of shells
>but
>nobody has told me exactly about these laws..so I have tried personally to
>check
>the validity of them....
>ciao from italy.
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>be
>your guide


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