The information I provided previously was taken from an article published in the Atlanta Constitution on March 15, 1994. It mentioned that one of the largest producers of whelks was the Lewis Crab Factory in Brunswick. One of our members called them and found out they sold their shells to a particular tourist enterprise. They too were called but never returned the call. Too busy selling shells I guess. I think that it's safe to say that a portion of the shells end up in the tourist/craft industries. However, I wouldn't be surprised if somewhere out there that "whelk dumps" exist. There are also industries which use shells for other things such as driveways and tabby. Scallop shells and oyster shells are crushed and sold in bulk. Some of the recent shells from the Port Canaveral scallop draggers were trucked to Georgia and processed in this manner. Bill Frank 1865 Debutante Dr. Jacksonville, FL 32246-8645 Phone/FAX: (904) 724-5326 [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Visit the Jacksonville Shell Club Home Page at: http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/wfrank/jacksonv.htm -----Original Message----- From: Tom Eichhorst <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 10:16 PM Subject: Re: what are these used for ??? >Bill, > >So where do the shells ultimately wind up?? > >Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA (where it has rained almost all day - just two >hours of sun) > >William M. Frank wrote: > >> We have also investigated as to where the shells resulting >> from this fishery ultimately end up. >>