Regarding Moshe's post ... the Jewish New Year has a special significance for all shell collectors - at least those who self-collect ...one that i have known and used year in and year out....including yesterday....the jewish calendar is a strange contrivance, based on the lunar calendar, or lunar cycles. Thus after years of random observation a eureka moment pointed out the obvious...there is ALWAYS a minus low tide in the afternoon of each of the two days of Rosh Hashannah (and for a few days before or a few days after). Best New Years wishes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------