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I'll also welcome you to the forum, Lisa  ,
I'm glad that you're going to give Grand Cayman a try! I know you'll love it!
In regards to your question about taking shells home.......as Paul71a has pointed out, much of the Cayman Islands is a protected Marine Park with some very strict rules that are meant for preserving the beauty for everyone for years to come. That's definitely a good thing.
However, I just reread the Conservation Laws before posting this, just to be sure, and I really think that the rules apply mostly to things that are found in the water. It's absolutely forbidden to take home anything dead or alive "from Cayman waters". But, I think as long as you just take a few unusuable old shells or pieces of dead coral that have been washed up on the beach, that it's really ok. The Marine Laws even say that visitors can take home up to 3 conch shells each without a permit.....people do that all the time.
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Next Vacation : 17 Days ( Plantation Village ) Start : Feb/25/2012 End : Mar/10/2012
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FAQ
hello my name is lisa.I'm a newbie.never left texas,but really want to go.My daughters boyfriend just got home from iraq. he took her on a cruise . they stopped in the grand cayman islands. Loved it.We don’t want a cruise. we are going straight there.My question is , can you bring home sea shells and coral ,you find on the beach home ? Thank ya'll lisa
