collecting your own "live rock"

[coryjac0b]

I was wondering if anyone in the Florida area collects there own live rock? if so where?
i was wondering this because i know there are some companies that sell rock that they say is collected in Florida waters.
i also wonder if their are any laws about this?

 

[fishwanabe]

Im pretty sure its against the law here.... to bad I live 5min from the beach and know alot of people w/ boats that could take me out far enough to get my own....

 

[sltwtrfan]

yea, i think it is REEEEAAALLLLY ILLEGAL! My mom heard in the news about someone getting busted for a lot of it, but i'm sure you can get in trouble for even a few pounds!

 

[coryjac0b]

then my question is, how come places like reeferrocks.com can sell florida live rock, they have to have collected it somehow.

 

[gharner]

i could be verry wrong but i bet you need to obtain a special license, and permit to collect it. thats my best bet. and if thats the case i bet it is expensive so that only larger companies that sell a lot of it can collect it.

 

[elkomom]

try the BLM for any permits. In some states rock can be taken for certain purposes. But I live in the high desert so I don't know about oceans.

 

[agymot]

in fl u can not take lr out of water there are people that have lr farms in the golf but thay pay the state for the spot thay grow it and thay put there one rock in and let it seed there are some good links out there on live rock

 

[gmford1979]

i was in Hawaii last week, and looked into trying to collect rock, fish, corals, and inverts to overnight to myself when i left. the laws there are really strict. if you get caught with one fish, its a $500 fine and up to 5 years in jail.
but if you find a good place in the gulf let me know...