Good morning! I found the same thing as Kay. I checked the Manasota Key Beach (Sarasota County) and the Little Gasperilla Beach (Charlotte County). I did find a lot of beach erosion. I haven't seen any Perna viridis yet though. Happy shelling, LaVerne...Englewood, Florida(S.W.Fla.) >From: Kay Lavalier <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: storm aftermath >Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 05:02:41 -0400 > >Andrew Vik >Tampa, FL >[log in to unmask] > >David: > >I went down to Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key (Manatee County, West >Florida) >on Sunday, but there was not much material on the beach yet. Sometimes it >takes >a few days for the good stuff to wash up. I did find my first specimen (in >Florida) of Perna viridis, the recently introduced green mussel from the >Pacific. > >Yours, Andrew > >David Kirsh wrote: > > > Dear shellers, > > > > Not too often that I get a chance to check a beach right after a major > > storm. > > > Has anyone else gotten a good harvest from Gabrielle or Erin? Any > > significance to the variation of interior color in Kiener's Whelk from > > orange to cream to white? > > > > David Kirsh > > Durham, NC _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp