People visiting Scotland's beaches are being urged not to take stones and sand home and to leave with only "pictures and memories".
Angus Council reminded people that, even though it might not be a common-known fact, taking keepsakes is actually "against the law".
The post on their official Facebook page read: "When someone happens across a beautiful wave-worn pebble, a full understanding of the Coast Protection Act 1949 isn’t really uppermost in their mind as they slip the wondrous wee stone into their pocket.
"One stone won’t matter will it?
"Perhaps not, but another, then another…then multiply that by the many thousands of people who visit our beaches throughout the year and who might just take a keepsake. Even then, isn’t it just a drop in the North Sea?
"Well not really. Every stone plays its part in our natural coastal defences and in protection from the continued and increasing threat of coastal erosion and flooding."
They added that the greatest threat to the six beautiful beaches in Angus, and across Scotland, comes from the deliberate plundering of coastal resources by people who remove sand, stones, cobbles and pebbles by the bag load for use in their gardens.
According to them, some areas in the UK have even reported this type of activity happening on an industrial scale.
The council team then reminded people that it is an offence to remove materials from the seashore under the Coast Protection Act 1949.
Speaking about visiting the beaches in Angus this summer, they added: "We want everyone who visits them to enjoy them to the full this summer.
"So, if you are visiting a beach in Angus, enjoy your day but please only take pictures and memories with you when you leave – oh, and any litter you may have to ensure that others can enjoy our beaches too."
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