Please explain about the no live shelling law - i haven't heard about it.

thanks,

marco

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"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day and drink beer."

just learned something new lol, collecting "live shell" (anything with an animal in them) is illegal on sanibel and captiva, but the rest of florida only starfish and sand dollars apply. snail on! so do you collect them at bunche beach? i just always figured it was illegal since i was always taught not to take live stuff from the beach as a kid

In 1995, the state of Florida ruled it unlawful to collect live shells on Sanibel because the increased popularity of island shelling was depleting shell populations while adversely affecting the environment that the shells support. "Live shell" is defined as any with an inhabitant, whether or not the animal seems alive.

Never knew about it - Thank you for posting it up.
Do you have a link to a gov. run site stating such law?

Yes, we used to go to Bunche Beach .. very flat, great for collection when tide's out.

--marco

ya i know bunche beach is awesome i go skimboarding there all the time, those conchs are killer if you step on 'em tho. As for the .gov i'm sure i could but i'm pretty sure its a legit law there's all sorts of stuff on google about it as well as word of mouth how i found out

btw nice sig

http://www.sanibel-captiva.org/play/guide.asp

You still have to have a Florida Saltwater Fishing License to collect snails. There are daily and per person limits as well.