DS> Are you sure he plans to dive for anemones??  Sea 
 DS> urchins is more common
 DS> but the summer is out for them.  The roe, which is the marketable
 DS> commodity, is much better during cold months.  
 DS> Additionally, Maine has a
 DS> moritorium on issuing new urchin licenses until 
 DS> 1999 or 2000.  There is
 DS> some work to be had scalloping and urchining in NH and Mass but the
 DS> market is not such that there is alot of money to 
 DS> be made without a lot
 DS> of work and a boat.  More info can be obtained from Jay at Portsmouth
 DS> SCUBA in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  He knows the 
 DS> business well but may
 DS> or may not be tremendously helpful.
 
I'm not really sure at all that I asked the right question, now that you say 
this.... He COULD have said urchins... I dunno.. :-)  I probably didn't pay 
attention very well... I appreciate all the info, and I'll pass all of this 
on to my brother as soon as he comes back east!... Thanks VERY much!!!!
--- Maximus 2.02
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