COA AND CONSERVATION

• COA and Conservation
• COA's Conservation Resolution
• Information on which species of mollusks are endangered
• Information on why and how mollusks species became endangered
  • freshwater mussels and snails
  • marine mollusks
  • land snails
• Information on conservation efforts to help endangered mollusks
• Information on where and how to find more information
• A Code of Ethics for Collectors of Live Shells

The World of Marine Mollusks
Approximately nine tenths of the planet's surface is covered by water, and not even the most remote parts have gone untouched by human hands. Our abilities to alter our environment are incredible and fearsome.

• To learn more about the threats to the marine environment see the Smithsonian's Ocean Planet: Threats to the health of the oceans; and Writings and Images of the Sea: Oceans In Peril by Peter Benchley
• Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Draft Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement and Florida Keys Ecosystem Integration Project (ORCA's Strategic Environmental Assessments Division)