I thought collection in Hawaii was illegal. Why isn't it?

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I thought collection in Hawaii was illegal. Why isn't it?

Postby Dr. Reef » December 17th, 2001, 7:22 pm

Seeing as Hawaii is an American state, and so is Florida, how can they harvest in Hawaii?

Aren't the laws as strict as they are in FL?

Like, only 3 fish per day, etc?

Also, they can't collect coral out there can they?
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I thought collection in Hawaii was illegal. Why isn't it?

Postby JeremyR » December 17th, 2001, 7:34 pm

Live rock and hard coral collection is illegal in both states, but fish, shrimp, crabs, etc. colletion is not.
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I thought collection in Hawaii was illegal. Why isn't it?

Postby Snailman » December 17th, 2001, 7:47 pm

There are recreational rules and then there are commercial rules. Here is a pretty complete list of the recreational and commercial collection laws in florida.

Florida Laws

Hard Stonys are off limits but stuff growing on the sand like sea mats etc are fair game as well as most gorgonians. Hawaii has a similiar setup except there are some things that are alot stricter.
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