I am an avid diver, and have mixed emotions about this...On one hand, I would love to be able to bring some of the corals I see back and put them in my tank so I can see them whenever I wish...On the other hand, if I take the coral, it will be forever gone and no other divers will be able to share the experience.
Everytime I think of doing this, I simply think of all the things I would have missed over the years if every diver took just one coral out of the ocean.
Just my opinions, but I feel pretty strongly about it...I almost broke down and took sand once, but decided against that too...But to answer your question, yeah, i have thought about it.
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