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

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Jim and Bobbi Cordy
of Merritt Island, Florida.

Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
Caribbean & Florida Shells

Bobbi in Shell Creations