or just use your money  and speak with your wallet, and  go someplace
that doesnt have restrictions. there are still plenty.

there are places like Belize and Costa Rica  or the ABCs, which cater
to a different kind of experience from the POV of an ecotraveler or
diver, or  cruise ship taker,   vs a shell collector, hypocritically
(sp. ?) or not;  and  there are those that either dont know  or dont
care if you take shells - was just reading about someones shelling
trip to Turks and Caicos, no problems there  eg....Panama - no
restrictions so far as i know- is right next to Costa Rica, Venezuela-
still several people leading groups to Margarita Is which is only 15
minute flight from the forbidden ABCs etc - and most of the best
shells in VZ  can be found in fishermans discards, where you dont even
have to harm the environment.  just saying....

On 1/28/13, marshalldg <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hate to be a downer, but I figured out a long time ago, most problems go
> away by throwing money at them. If you have enough money you can buy your
> way to less problems. The only thing you can't throw money at is your
> health. Stay well,
>  Carole
>
>
>
> In a message dated 01/30/13 10:49:01 Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
> It is so frustrating...I have read about beach areas being off limits to
> shell collecting yet yards of coral reef is destroyed for cruise ship
> docks.
>
>
>
> Let me get this straight, they're advertising to get people for shop for
> lots on which to build homes, and yet they are calling it a nature
> sanctuary?  @_@  I call greenwashing. I call scam!
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 8:55 AM, Vicky Wall <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Sure wish these protected areas would still allow conservative collecting
> with purchased permits.
> Vicky Wall
> NC
>
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