Robert E. Lipe

My wife and I live in Florida. I am a sea shell collector. I moved to Florida to pursue my hobby. I bought a shell shop 33 years ago. It's called THE SHELL STORE. See www.theshellstore.com I have written 5 books, Clean your shells, Marginellas, Shell crafting in the 21st century, Mirrors shell crafting, and Living Shells of Florida and the Caribbean. I collect the family Marginellidae. I Scuba dive and Snorkle. I have collected in West Africa, Aruba, Grenada, Bahamas, Hawaii, and around the coast of Florida. My wife and I have been members of the St. Petersburg Shell Club for over 50 years. See wwwstpeteshellclub.org