David, I have a few specimens of a Trochomorpha sp that a friend collected at the Nan Madol Ruins a few years ago. Was not aware of restrictions and as far as I know this person collected a bit of marine material too Geoff >From: David Kirsh <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Conchologists List <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: 2nd thoughts >Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 23:49:04 -0500 > >Dear listers, > >I'm asking again if anyone has experience at Pohnpei because I came >across a book passage that makes me hesitate about spending a good >portion of my vacation there. > >The Lonely Planet dive book says specifically for Pohnpei: "On Pohnpei, >a number of cultural restrictions keep both reef and land areas >protected. Visitors cannot take away anything from the reef or land, be >it a shell or a stone....." > >We could possibly change our tickets to Saipan, Rota, Yap, Palau, >Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae, Kwajalein, or Johnston Island subject to route >or schedule availability. > >Does anyone know more about Pohnpei or recommend better, hassle-free >shelling from these islands? (We're not that eager to wreck-dive. We >may possibly be ready for some night diving.) > >Thanks in advance for any tips, > >David Kirsh >Durham, NC > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >[log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs >To leave this list, click on the following web link: >http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 >Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and >click leave the list. >---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------