Ricordea and Zoas in the Keys

[Speckled Grouper]

Green Ricordea

Porites Sp. in the Seagrass Bed

Zoas in the Seagrass Bed

 

[tperk9784]

Nice Green on them zoa's

 

[illal]

if it wernt for that jail time thread id be tempted to bring some home :hammer:

 

[ahoyhoy239]

as long as you stay out of protected waters and obey any other laws there is no reason for you not to get some. obviously that guy was not just bringing some coral home just to put in his tank

 

[Rogger Castells]

Andrea, I am really impressed with your picture taken Skills!

 

[jman77]

"as long as you stay out of protected waters and obey any other laws"

Ditto , make sure u get a fishing license...

for some reason though i think Ricordeas are protected and illegal to collect anywhere in florida , i could be wrong though .

 

[tperk9784]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10416736#post10416736 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jman77
"as long as you stay out of protected waters and obey any other laws"

Ditto , make sure u get a fishing license...

for some reason though i think Ricordeas are protected and illegal to collect anywhere in florida , i could be wrong though .

Ricordea fall under this

"Sea anemones - Any species of the Orders Actinaria, Zoanthidea, Corallimorpharia, and Ceriantharia"

You would be limited to 20.

http://myfwc.com/marine/recreational/recharvestmls.htm for reference.

 

[Scubadiva7]

agreed. I really enjoy your pictures.

 

[pezcubano]

I had no idea the State of Florida allowed harvesting like this.
Does anyone know where to get a "slurp gun"?

Any success or horror stories from harvesting Miami/Keys area?

 

[Speckled Grouper]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10424355#post10424355 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pezcubano

Does anyone know where to get a "slurp gun"?

Diver Direct carries Slurp Guns in 3 different sizes

 

[sonic]

The rics attached to that big rock would be a pain to harvest without damaging them, I believe you can take a 1" square of base rock along with the frag but still...

The zoos on the other hand would be cake, that grass is easy to pull out.

Nice pics btw, I've never seen zoos or rics here in Florida but last year I saw huge mats down in the Bahamas and Dom. Rep.