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The thriving sea glass community is rife with controversy

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published September 1, 2025 at 8:49 AM PDT

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Hundreds of thousands of people belong to sea glass organizations.

We revisit host Robin Young’s October 2024 conversation with sea glass hunter and crafter David Lee Valle. They talk about the beauty of sea glass and the dissension in the industry over people throwing new glass into the oceans in order to generate more.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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