Photo Gallery - Beckoning Beaches

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Thanks to the sandy, relatively shallow shoreline waters of the Gulf Of Mexico, beachcombers digging on Pleasure Island regularly turn up treasures, such as seashells, sand dollars or even prized starfish. Like mollusks that live in shells, the sand dollar and beautiful starfish are not actually fish. Rather, they are fragile, spiny-skinned, marine animals known as echinoids. These prizes are skeletal remains that are best found as the tide recedes, especially after heavy storms with lot's of wave action.