There is a scallop dump where the fisheries dump shells that aren't useful
to them.
In the northern gulf shore of Florida.  Not sure the name of the company but
you might look up a scallop company and ask where they do their dumping.
I'm told that you can get Tritons, Volutes, and alot of other good
specimens.
 
J. Peter Bruzzese
 
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From: mark <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sunday, May 31, 1998 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: Florida Keys
 
 
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>>I am planning a one week trip to thekeys in June. Plan to rent a small
boat
>in
>>both Marathon and Sunshine Key, or is it Missouri Key? Please, if anyone
>knows
>>what direction to head, please advise. Gulf side or Atlantic side. Looking
>for
>>tritons, conchs (not the pink ones, of cource) pectins, cones and cowris.
>>Thank you for any help yopu can offer. Its a big lot of water if you don't
>>know where to look.
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>>definatly the "Atlantic side". the old bridge near the south end of
>missouri key is a good hard pan enviorment and many nice specimens could be
>found by the patient sheller, i personally found my first live cypraea
>there; 80 mm Cypraea cervus . BEWARE though , two friends of mine were
>harassed by a 7 ft. bull shark there, this wasn't the first report of this
>shark i have heard and it might be "it's" teretory. i didn't see the shark
>on my visit but my firends are pretty reliable. just north, on the Atlantic
>side. of the overseas hwy is a small set of long channels that snake out
>into the sea grasses like snakes . there are nice specimens to be found in
>the area.
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