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The 7-day forecast, hourly plan and an alert for this beach are in pre-sale.
See the pre-saleWhere to look
Park at Caspersen Beach and look for small, shiny black triangles in the shell band at the water line. The most turn up after a westerly storm and at low tide. A long-handled sifter, the kind locals use, helps.
What you can find
shark teeth, ray dental plates, bone fragments (rare)
Best wind: W, SW, NW
Rules and safety
You can collect shark teeth without a permit. Bones and other vertebrate fossils from Florida state lands and waters need a permit from the Florida Museum (Fossil Permit Program). Do not disturb sea turtle nests, which are marked during the nesting season.
About the cliff
Venice on Florida's west coast calls itself the Shark Tooth Capital of the World. The sea washes fossil teeth onto the beach from deposits lying on the seabed near the shore. Caspersen Beach is a wild, undeveloped beach at the south end of town.
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