Yes you are right...the laws restrict us to harvest live rock....unless you have a special permit to display for educational purposes....A commercial marine licence allows a diver to catch livestock...but you are required to submit a dive catch report monthly to the state AG office.....as far as the Crosshatch retail prices....that is accurate....super males(XL) go for $500+ the smaller males start at $300 retail. Pricing structure goes like this from diver to Hawaii distributor is $80 then Hawaii distributor to a mainland wholesaler is $120-$140 then mainland wholesaler to pet retailer $180-$200 so naturally a pet retailer will start his pricing out at $300....Im not selling the ones I caught because it is easier for me to sell it directly to a Pet Retailer here in Hawaii then to ship it out...and I also plan on keeping a pair for myself.....I will post pictures up as soon as I can....thanks....and A hui ho kakou(till we meet again) Also saw a Dragon Morey that day but I wussed out because he was huge and his teeth was'nt gonna touch my skin..ha ha ha
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