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Originally Posted by wetpetshawaii
hey no pilikia: (no peee leeee key a) means No problem guys Jasno 999 is probably just looking at it from the perspective that if everyone destructively takes things from the ocean, destroys reefs there will be nothing left for our children and grand children......I assure you Jasno999 that it is 100% illegal for us to break a single piece of coral off of the reef (even if a fish is hiding in it...we cant break the reef apart.....period or face heavy fines $$$ we have a list issued to us from the state with all the species,and scientific names of what we are allowed to catch, any fish size limitations,closed collecting areas,and what absolutely must never be caught or I risk having my lic/permits of my business taken away....I see where your coming from and I too want my children and grandchildren in the years to come to be able to enjoy our precious sea life.....the ornamental fish industry worldwide is a multi billion dollar industry together on the fresh and salt side.....Aloha
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Thank you. You are the first person that gets it.
I am not sure why I am being attacked by some of the others like "Scuba Kid". I never said I knew all the laws. If you re-read my posts I am saying that everybody should look into their state laws, ordinances and such to find out what they can and can not take. I don't know all the specific laws in FL and every other state. However I do know there are regulations in place. For example the Tampa bay company that supplies live rock- they had limits on what they can collect from the wild on a daily basis and they need permits to do it. Now they have a system where they cultivate rock in the ocean and they can take more out.
Heck I know in NJ it is not legal to take sand from the beach.
My point is I know there are some regulations in place. They are there to protect the environment. Granted if 200 people in FL go to he beach and take a few things from it I bet not much will happen. However the mindset being portrayed is that this action is ok. And if it is ok for you then it is ok for me and for everybody else.... Therefore as prices of store purchased items go up more and more people will turn to the beach to get things for free... Nobody will think there is anything wrong in doing that and after a while you can run into a situation where the habitat is being decimated by people who are taking creatures out of it....
Really there is no reason to attack me. I am all for the reefs and the oceans. I want what is best for them and I want to make sure that as we do take items out of the ocean that it is done do in an orderly process with controls. That way we will not decimated any habitats and things will be around for years to come.....