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There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart...pursue those. ~ Michael Nolan

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Even my shell sistah  Pam of iLove Shelling  couldn't resist a road trip up from Sanibel to Manasota Key for a little shark's tooth action. (credit:  www.iLoveShelling.com) All hobbies & interests have different levels of dedication.  Shelling is the perfect example of this.  You have the average beach goer that doesn't know anything more about shells other than "it's pretty".  Then the next level would be the enthusiast.  This person  knows to shell at low tide, has some basic shelling equipment, & they know what a junonia is.  Then there are the fanatics  who are willing to travel to the good shelling spots,  they knows the Latin scientific names of most shells, & are into quality not quantity because their shell collection has now taken over their garage.   Collecting shark's teeth is no different. On any given day on Manasota Key there will be hundreds of beach-goers walking the shoreline looking for shark's teeth.  The casual sh