SEASHELLS are disappearing off the shores and going to the beach even in the early morning will not guarantee that there are shells to be collected. That means that there are fewer shelled sea creatures living under our oceans.
One of the reasons for this is dredging or harvesting shells by scraping the bottom of the sea and hauling them aboard a ship.
Limit your collecting to what you personally find washed up on a beach. Or take a sketch book with you and draw what you see!
It's lovely to have a row of jars full of beach finds - sea glass and holed stones - scallops and muscles - the occasional univalve - lined up on a shelf. These can be full of memories of a wonderful day at the beach. But remember sea shells are part of the natural world that usually reclaims itself.
DO NOT PURCHASE SEA SHELLS FROM STORES !
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