Ethical sea shell collecting means:
Leaving any shell that has a living animal alone.
And you may not be able to tell so leave it alone.
Even broken and partial shells are part of the ecosystem.
Some sea creatures will borrow the empty shell of another.
Small fish hide in shells.
Do not buy sea shells by the bag in shops: They have been dredged from the ocean floor which destroys an eco-system.
It's best not to buy sea shells at all. You may find some collections for sale or find shells at garage sales and thrift shops, which were found or purchased in the past...
Do not buy plastic reproductions of shells. Plastic is an overall problem for our environment.
Consider:
Taking photos of shells to document them.
Draw, paint, or sculpt sea shells.
Pick up sea-polished glass off the beach instead.
Take anything you bring to the beach back out, recycling bottles and cans and anything else you can.
Join a beach clean-up team for a morning or take some bags with you and fill them up with refuse that other people left behind.
Siren.
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