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This week The Florida Spectacular welcomes author Cynthica Barnett to talk about seashells and her new book, The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans. Cynthia and host Cathy Salustri talk about sushi, scallops, and whether or not it's OK to collect seashells (yes, as long as they're not alive and please don't take them all!) Connect with Cynthia on Twitter or her website.

More about Cynthia Barnett: She's an environmental journalist who has reported on water and climate change around the world, and a fifth-generation Floridian raising a sixth generation in Gainesville. The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans, is Cynthia’s fourth book, and she describes it as her completion of the water cycle. She is also the author of Rain: A Natural and Cultural History, which was longlisted for the National Book Award 2015. Her previous books are Blue Revolution: Unmaking America’s Water Crisis, which articulates a water ethic for America, and Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S. which won the gold medal for best nonfiction in the Florida Book Awards and has been listed by The Tampa Bay Times as one of the top 10 books that every Floridian should read.

She has written for National Geographic, the Atlantic, the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Tampa Bay Times and many other publications, and she serves as Environmental Journalist in Residence at the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications.

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