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4. Florida being a state that promotes and profits through tourism,

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Jul 19, 2018, 05:03 PM

Jul 2018

I hope they provide plenty of signage explaining that mollusks, conch shells, and key deer are protected species.

I recall years ago large conch shells were given away free with a gas fill-up; I still have one of those shells in my bathroom.

Seeing so many shells sold all over Florida, many unthinking and unknowing tourists (visitors) could easily assume those on the beach were just a gift to them.

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Tourist jailed for collecting seashells on Florida beach [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2018 OP

40 still-living queen conch shells elleng Jul 2018 #1

Yeh like the guys last year who took a key deer voteearlyvoteoften Jul 2018 #2

Queen Conch protected by state regulation soryang Jul 2018 #3

Florida being a state that promotes and profits through tourism, No Vested Interest Jul 2018 #4

As a kid, I had several, too. My grandmother gave them to me Rhiannon12866 Jul 2018 #10

Her story makes no sense. procon Jul 2018 #5

You can't collect LIVE conchs "on the beach". She had to at least go snorkeling, if not diving. eppur_se_muova Jul 2018 #6

I was in Myrtle Beach, SC for a week last month. Control-Z Jul 2018 #7

No conch shells on Carolina beaches. Just ordinary common seashells. No Vested Interest Jul 2018 #11

I believe it is illegal to take any kind of shell Control-Z Jul 2018 #12

I don't know about CA beaches. Pacific Ocean is so different from the Atlantic - rougher, seals, etc No Vested Interest Jul 2018 #13

At least she pled guilty and got 15 days. This thing just makes me sick. Someones collecting ... marble falls Jul 2018 #8

I would suggest the headline is... NeoGreen Jul 2018 #9