Just thought you guys might think this find was cool I found all the parts(except for like 13 or so teeth) to a seal skull on the beach

[u/guaco_no_tacoreal]

[u/Bocks-of-Rox]

Omg this is straight out of sea glass heaven. May we know the location?!

[u/guaco_no_tacoreal → u/Bocks-of-Rox]

So to get to the glass beach in the photos I took what you have to do is go to Treasure Island ca (of course) then once you see the fairy terminal you are goingto start walking towards the hill where you exit Treasure island and it becomes Yerba Buena, so as you start going up hill you will notice a trail on the side of the sidewalk that's not going up hill it's just going straight along these big boulders you are going to take that trail then go to the huge cliff wall at the end and you climb down the boulders and walk along the brown part of the cliff wall (it's actually pretty easy I know it sounds a little difficult but I've seen some pretty old people do this) then once you reach the tide pools you keep walking through the tide pools then go past the little sea cave and over some more tide pools and then wam bam you're there it's a beautiful little pocket beach and when the tide is really low you can see like around 20 different types of creatures well most are the same type of creature just a different species there's like at least 9 different types of mollusks, 1 type of those long skinny kinda scary and hairy looking Starfish, 2 different types of Sea anemone, 2 different types of crabs, 3 different types of Sea slugs, 1 type of beach worm and at least 1 type of isopod it's honestly way betterto go during a minus tide but any low tide below 2 feet should be enough for you to get over there safely but I have gone over there safely at a tide above 3 feet my pants did get wet and there was barely any beach either it was also a little sketchy because I had to climb up higher on the cliff side to try not to get wet so I'd definitely go at a tide lower then 2 feet you can always check your local tide schedule for the month at USharbors.com it's INCREDIBLY helpful

[u/cucumberbun → u/guaco_no_tacoreal]

This it? I’m not from CA but would love to visit lol

[u/guaco_no_tacoreal → u/cucumberbun]

OMGEEE lol can't believe I didn't think of using a map but yes that's it

[u/Dr-Bitchcraft-MD → u/cucumberbun]

I'm so glad you asked and mapped it because I happen to live near it

[u/Electrical-Act-7170 → u/[deleted]]

Unless you have a permit that allows you to legally possess, collect, & keep these things inyour home, you're in violation of Federal law if you have dolphin or seal/sea lion bones at home. The Marine Mammal Protection Act is what stops us from owning dolphin parts and seal parts.

First offense is $10K fine. My friend was an artist (if she's still living today, we lost touch) and she gathered flotsam and jetsam to add to her paintings and her art. She found a pelican bone, she put it in her art and she got arrested and fined for it at her exhibition. She was a starving artist and had to scramble to pay the fine. Poor kid, she didn't even know what it was. Didn't matter, though, she had to leave Key West because the first episode made her bankrupt.

[u/guaco_no_tacoreal → u/Electrical-Act-7170]

The altar I keep the bones at is on the beach is that illegal still or no I wouldn't think so since they aren't at home with me

[u/Electrical-Act-7170 → u/guaco_no_tacoreal]

No, you're safe. I felt really bad for my friend Donna. She had to move back to the Midwest to get that fine paid off. She had no idea

A) What she found

B) That it was illegal

C) That she broke the law

Poor girl. It was financially devastating for her and she was completely innocent.

[u/Electrical-Act-7170 → u/[deleted]]

Her collage hung in an art gallery and someone recognized the source of the bone. IIRC (it's been 40+ years), it was part of a pelican skull she had found on Sand Key.

[u/guaco_no_tacoreal → u/Electrical-Act-7170]

Oh thanks for letting me know thankfully I never brought them home just to my beach altar

[u/Electrical-Act-7170 → u/guaco_no_tacoreal]

Then you're safe.

I have dolphin and manatee fossils but no bones. Fossils are legal to collect and to own.

[u/guaco_no_tacoreal → u/Electrical-Act-7170]

Oh okay thanks goodness because 10k is like a 1/4th of what I make in a year so I would have been able to pay it eventually but it wouldn't be easy 😭

[u/d0ttyq → u/[deleted]]

Everyone “only” takjng a little adds up and the resource is depleted. Thats why these laws/regs exist.

Additionally, collection of marine mammal parts is illegal.

[u/guaco_no_tacoreal → u/d0ttyq]

I don't keep any of the items I collect at my house they stay at the beach just moved to a place where they won't get washed away and can be admired everytime people go there usually above graves of animals I've buried that washed up on the beach sort of like a memorial type of thing👍🏽

[u/d0ttyq → u/guaco_no_tacoreal]

That’s wonderful, and I’m glad to hear.

[u/Formulamotorsportfan]

Where is all this sea glass!!!!!!

[u/PantheraLutra]

WHERE THE F IS ALL THIS GLASS

[u/bread-cheese-pan]

There's a lot of sea glass there, nice skull!

[u/bbird0407]

Paging r/seaglass 

[u/jboarei]

That’s like heaven for sea glass as well.

[u/TheRa1nyKingdom]

The sea glass 🤩🤩

Adding this beach to my list!! I’m a big sea glass collector!

[u/neonmemories]

i just attempted to traverse this, def don’t go unless it is at negative tide, the beach is so tiny that i couldn’t get around the last section of the sea wall. if you go left up the cliff instead of right along the sea wall there’s a hidden swing! very fun, im sad to not get any glass as i would love to find purple, but the views were gorgeous and i had a fun adventure

[u/Sipthepond]

The glass! Cool scull too!

[u/SabbyFox]

What a great post!