Well, I'm not sure if this information will be useful for you, but it's
better try it.
I was in Australia in Nov. 2002. First at all I asked in the customs to take
shells from there and they told me there were no problems for common/smaller
shells (surely you will have problems with cowries, conus and volutes) I
also took with me shells from Atlantic, including a big Charonia lampas and
they didn't put hits, but they looked all my shells.
I traveled from Queensland to NSW and went up to Darwin and I kept about 4
kilos of small shells and I didn't have any problem to take them from the
country
With regards to the kind of shells, if you dive or you make snorkel the
possibilities they are enormous. I simply look for in the beaches at low
tide and the variety and quality is worthwhile.
I traveled Queensland from Cairns to Brisbane and I stopped in all the
beaches that I found near the highway, and each 50-100 km the material it is
different.
Good places are Byron Bay, Port Macquarie (Shelly beach), Bowen and Hervey
Bay. Shelly Beach is a bit difficult to find despite it's "inside" the town
but it's really a shelly beach.
I hope it's useful
Regards from Lanzarote
Javier Lopez
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From: "Bert Bartleson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 5:28 AM
Subject: Re: eastern Australia travel
> Keith, I was in Australia on the East Coast this last March and April. I
> asked for the same advice you are and received little help from the
Aussies
> or others on the list (maybe no or few East Coasters are on Conch-L). I
> collected three areas: Hamilton and Hayman Islands in the Whitsunday
> Islands (North of where you will get). The other place was Noosa Head
about
> 100 km N. of Brisbane. Not surprisingly, I found different shells each
> place. I would suggest trying Noosa (at the rocky edge of the main
beach).
> The sandy beach (where all the people are)is barren except for Donax. If
> you like hiking try the Noosa National Park trails. I found collecting to
> be more successful in rocky areas except for Nassaridae, Acteonidae and
> Pinnidae found on the sand flats. I found very few cowries, cones,
olives,
> strombs and no volutes intertidally. If you are diving you will probably
do
> better but many sites are off limits to collecting. The laws on shell
> collecting are contradictory and confusing. As a result, I collected few
> live shells. Good luck. I loved my recent trip and the Aussies are very
> friendly, nice people but the flight is one long sucker. Bert Bartleson
in
> Olympia, WA
>
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> From: Conchologists of America List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Keith Zeilinger
> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 12:55 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: eastern Australia travel
>
> Between 9 September and 19 September I expect to be touring along
> Australia's highway 1 from Sidney to Rockhampton. Possibly some SCUBA
> diving at Byron Bay and other sites. Are there any members of the list
> living along that area that could give advice? Aloha, Keith Zeilinger
>
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