Aloha Yamaguchi-sensei, I found one young yako-gai in Onna-son off South side of Manzamo in 1999. I also found one young yako-gai off Ogimi-son the same year. The shell's apex from Ogimi was painted red. My student's father asked me to bring him any sazae and yako gai with red apex. His name was Nobu(something, probably mitsu) Oshiro. He worked for some fisheries that released the baby shells. I think he worked in Motobu. His brother, Nobuhisa, was a locally famous uminchu who introduced me to shell collecting. I have many golden memories from Uchina. Shea _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------