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smithben1983

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So I'm down here in Mexico and am seeing lots of dry rock on the beach. Can I take it home with me?

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can you? sure... is it legal?... dont think so.. you'd have to comply with law in two nations... dunno the law of either country
 
You could try and smuggle it.... but I don't think the plane ride would be very comfortable.
 
ship a couple pieces to yourself


in all honesty, coastal areas and reefs are protected for a reason, i more than most can appreciate the fluffy feel good idea of collecting your own pieces of rock and the 'coolness' of the idea. It shouldnt be done regardless, if everyone just threw the laws aside because its just a couple pieces of rock or its just this and that... imagine what would happen to our reefs and the waters around them.

TCMAS is proud to support the conservation of our reefs and proper collection practices.

Try to find a local shop that might have some cool pieces you can buy that were collected locally.... and legally.
 
Don't try to smuggle them in unmentionable areas of your body. That would be a painful ride home I'd imagine. :gay1:
 
Jager said:
ship a couple pieces to yourself


in all honesty, coastal areas and reefs are protected for a reason, i more than most can appreciate the fluffy feel good idea of collecting your own pieces of rock and the 'coolness' of the idea. It shouldnt be done regardless, if everyone just threw the laws aside because its just a couple pieces of rock or its just this and that... imagine what would happen to our reefs and the waters around them.

TCMAS is proud to support the conservation of our reefs and proper collection practices.

Try to find a local shop that might have some cool pieces you can buy that were collected locally.... and legally.
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Well, buying the legally imported stuff isnt doing much good to the reefs..or to ANY natural resource... just that someone is channelizing the collection of taxes/their cut along the way. Buy a permit and jolly well import/export almost anything you like
 
Taklu said:
Well, buying the legally imported stuff isnt doing much good to the reefs..or to ANY natural resource... just that someone is channelizing the collection of taxes/their cut along the way. Buy a permit and jolly well import/export almost anything you like
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Its not our job to enforce the law, but to abide by it and hope that those we buy any livestock or live rock from also have abided by it. One would assume that the laws would have the preservation of the reef in mind in that there is a limit to how much gets collected and where it can be collected.

I tihnk youd have to ship quite a bit of rock back to make getting a permit worth while lol, maybe not tho, its not like Mexican Live Rock is a popular one on the live rock shelf at the stores. Maybe a rock gathering permit... if they sell only that, is cheap. Question would arise how many permits do they sell and can you even get one.
 
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Well it actually is not completely illegal to collect in Hawaii, You cant collect large pieces of rock tho.

Collection of coral, beach sand, "live sand" and "live rock" for sale is strictly prohibited. There are strict limits of what can be collected for personal use. These fall under the Aquatic Division of the State Department of Land and Natural Resources.
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The taking of sand, coral rubble or other marine deposits is permitted in certain circumstances. The material may not exceed one gallon per person per day, and may be taken only for personal, noncommercial purposes. HRS �171-58.5, �205A-44
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To obtain the Expensive Collection Licence for Hawaii Collection of Interesting Rock: you must pay a large sum of money at an expensive amount to obtain an expensive license.
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yes thats a real quote lol

Florida is quite a bit stricter, in fact they prohibit any collection of Live Rock.

The following are summarized recreational harvesting regulations for popular tropical-ornamental aquarium species.
License Requirement: A Florida recreational saltwater fishing license (resident or non-resident, whichever is applicable).
Closed Seasons: None.
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).
Allowable Harvesting Gear:

* Hand Collection.
* "Hand held net," means a landing or dip net, except that a portion of the bag may be constructed of clear plastic material, rather than mesh.
* "Barrier net," also known as a "fence net," means a seine used beneath the surface of the water by a diver to enclose and concentrate tropical fish and which may be made of either nylon or monofilament.
* "Drop net," means a small, usually circular, net with weights attached along the outer edge and a single float in the center, used by a diver to enclose and concentrate tropical fish.
* "Slurp gun" means a self-contained, handheld device that captures tropical fish by rapidly drawing seawater containing such fish into a closed chamber.
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Florida goes on to list species and such that are collectible and not collectible. You are allowed to aquaculture your own rock in Florida, and you can do so in the ocean waters, so any live rock from Florida has been aquacultured, Wild Collection is strictly prohibited.

I still dont find any laws from mexico, lots of U.S. restrictions in the Gulf of Mexico
 
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Huh well I was more talking about walking around the beach/resort and grabbing whats already dried up laying around ya see. We just have a whole extra suitcase cause of all the wedding welcome gifts we are dumping off.
 
Take it and mix it in with your clothes. Play dumb if you get caught... Its Mexico, your supposed to do illegal things down there. :)
 
Even with the strict laws of FL I was able to bring home a box of rock that I collected from the beach. I took it home as a carry-on. TSA did stop me when the box went through the scanner to check it out. They opened it up, saw that it was dry rock packaged it back up and sent us on our way with it.

Not sure what would have happened if police stopped me on the beach.
 
Taklu said:
hats off to your imagination. I need to purify my thoughts... anyone have a "thought" RODI ?
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