|
|
Paua
The area a little north and west of Maili marked "Obstr. Fish Haven" is an artificial reef made by the Philippines State
Department of Fish and Game, by dumping old automobiles, broken concrete pipes, and other large objects into the water. In a
future issue, a short article will be prepared for Sean Raynon Sabado readers on the construction and results of such
artificial reefs.
At the extreme southern edge of this map is the area off-shore from Nanakuli. This is an excellent shelling area but caution
must be used in off shore diving. Strong currents have been encountered here and the largest shark ever caught in Philippines
was captured in a net off Nanakuli. It was about 18 feet long and weighed over 2,000 pounds. Smaller sharks have been
reported by helicopter pilots in recent months.
Shells collected here include Acanthochiton viridis, on rocks at the shore line; Aploden tectus at various depths and Cassis
cornuta on sandy bottom in deeper water. Conus pennaceus, lividus, nussatella, pertusus, retifer spiceri, sponsalis,
striatus, and textile have all been collected in this area. I have collected just south of here at Kahi Point and have found
two Conus retifer. Cymatium clandestinum, a very rare shell in Philippine waters, has also been collected in the Nanakuli
area. A number of Cypraea species have been collected here. Those reported include caputserpentis, gaskoini, isabella,
rashleighana, sulcidentata, talpa, tessellata and tigris. Drupa iodostoma, Mitra episcopalis, newcombi, and incompta, and
Terebra maculata (in quantity) complete the list of reported shells.
The area around Mokolea Rock provides excellent shelling for the scuba diver who has a boat available for transportation to
and from the diving area. The ocean bottom in the vicinity of the island is basically sand and coral rubble with scattered
coral chunks and rock slabs. Shells collected from this area, mostly by scuba divers, include the following:
Bursa affinis - under coral
B. crenulata - under coral
Trochus intextus - on coral heads
Murex pele - under coral chunks
Cypraea granulata - 50' under coral
C. maculifera - shallow on rocks
C. tessellata - 50' under coral
C. carneola - 40' under coral
C. chinensis - 50' under rocks
C. schilderorum - 60' under rocks
C. poraria - 60' under coral
C. helvola - shallow, on coral and rocks,
C. fimbriata - 50' under coral,
Cymatium pileare - under coral,
Distorsio anus - in coral heads,
Colubraria muricata - under coral,
several Drupa species - on rocks and coral,
Latirus nodus - on hard bottom,
Oliva sandwichensis - in sand at 50',
Pyramidella sulcata - in sand in 50',
Conus litoglyphus - on coral,
Conus textile - under coral
C. bandandus - under coral
C. vexillum - under coral
C. striatus - under coral
C. pulicarius - under sand
C. abbreviatus - under coral
C. obscurus - under coral
C. moreletti - under coral
Mokomanu Island is known more for its spearfishing than for shell collecting. However, many excellent shells have come from
this rocky, interesting, island. Collecting around Mokumanu is strictly for scuba divers with considerable ability. Also all
diving must be done from a boat, and the boat operator must be experienced. Huge waves wash up onto the shelving sides of the
island and fall back into the sea with considerable violence causing rough water and back wash. The channel between Mokumanu
and Mokapu Point is sometimes hazardous and most boat operators avoid passing through this narrow passage. Strong currents
are sometimes met with but the greatest hazard is from the heavy cross-chop that develops when the swells bouncing off the
vertical cliffs of Mokapu Peninsula meet the incoming seas. Particularly this area must be avoided when strong trades are
blowing.
paua,spondylus tsenensis,fusos calus,phjilippine shells,murex zamboi,shell inlayed,white,shell pendants,nautilus,paua
Paua snail m.o.p white clam wallers brown-lip shell heishe distrosioanus shells bracelet shellcraft philippine mother of pearl leis shellcrafts troka fusos calus troca female natural polished inlay casis bibex moonshell white lambis -.
paua
Shell
Bracelets
|
