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09-25-2006, 11:01 AM
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Mommy Mod
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: down the street and around the corner from Dimples
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collecting your own critters
does anyone know what the law says about collecting stuff while diving in FL? HUbby and I are going around Dec and I have read a few threads about people collecting there own corals and things... legal or no?
and if leagal good idea or no? 
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09-25-2006, 12:20 PM
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Cabana Boy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Miami, Fl
Posts: 2,070
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for softies and such u can collect them but u need a fishing license. No hard corals and no live rock is what Ive been informed here.
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09-25-2006, 12:26 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Tulsa, OK
Posts: 590
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There's some distance from which you can't remove certain things, corals, live rock. As far as fish and criiters, I'm not sure. There is a place in Tampa (livereefrocks.com) that sells aqua culture live rock. Really pretty stuff. They fly it to you in water.
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09-25-2006, 01:12 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Acworth, Ga
Posts: 344
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i would say search on line for the laws both federal and local where you will be diving at...
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09-25-2006, 01:13 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Corning, California
Posts: 1,488
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in cali.. i know its illegal to even touch a starfish..not sure bout the others
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09-25-2006, 01:16 PM
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Mommy Mod
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: down the street and around the corner from Dimples
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thanks for the info guys this is a good place to start  |
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09-25-2006, 01:27 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: spartanburg, south carolina
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I think we had a long thread about this a few months ago. From what I understand, it is legal to collect certain corals like softies and mushrooms but not the rock that they are attached to. Armando is correct in that you need a fishing license to do this. Collecting ANYTHING from a protected area is NOT legal. Much of the Keys and lower Florida is included in various marine sanctuaries and you shouldn't collect things from there. Even if you could collect corals, it might be tough getting them back home, especially now that you can't bring any liquids onto the plane in carry on luggage.
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09-25-2006, 01:54 PM
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Wannabeareefer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Calgary, Canada
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JMO- I think these areas should be left for other divers to enjoy! I want my 1 year old to see what we have had the pleasure to see. There are enough people fragging and growing coral in captivity that there is no need to capture these critters in order to save a couple of dollars.  |
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09-25-2006, 02:44 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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WOW. Thats a pretty liberal list. Much more so than i would have expected.
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09-25-2006, 02:57 PM
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The Bitter Mod
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 5,329
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From the link above
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Prohibited Species: All harvest is prohibited of the following species:
Live rock, Bahama starfish (Oreaster reticulatis), longspine urchin (Diadema antillarum), Venus sea fan (Gorgonia flabellum), common sea fan (Gorgonia ventalina), any hard or stony coral (Order Scleractinia), or any fire coral (Genus Millepora).
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09-25-2006, 04:21 PM
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Mommy Mod
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: down the street and around the corner from Dimples
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green bean thanks for the link!
we are driving to FL so transportation wouldn't be an issue
I don' t know that we will actually do it, but it was a thought
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