Carole, You are my hero of the day!! On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:49:34 EDT, [log in to unmask] wrote: > >In a message dated 4/28/2007 5:49:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >[log in to unmask] writes: > >The Florida Keys (and surrounding waters), are a sanctuary and off limits to >live shelling. You can fish with a Florida fishing license but no shelling. >You can shell on Cedar Kay which is up the west coast well above Tampa. >Matt > > > > >The entire Keys area is NOT entirely off limits to shelling. I do not have a >map, but as a rule of thumb, if it is a park or protected area it will be >marked. See if you can find some NOAA maps showing the exact area that IS under >restriction. > It is illegal to take any Queen Conchs and you also cannot take any Liguus >tree snails. You also need a fishing license to collect live shells. I used >to have a map, but unfortunately cannot locate it in time for this to be of >any help. > I do know that Bob Pace put the entire Keys area that is still available >for shell collecting on maps in the Broward Shell Club Newsletter. It is only >a small area that is not available for shelling along with the National Parks >and State Parks. > I went to many of those NOAA meetings when the Sanctuary was being >discussed and argued successfully for not having a complete ban on shell collecting. > Carole Marshall > > > >************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------