Rock from beach

[RavenLoki]

This is good info for me next time I go to FL. True honesty I didn’t know, I I very much dout he did either…. That being said from a non native to FL.

What makes it illegal?? You can keep shark teeth, why not rock?? Honestly asking! Not being rude, I took one too. I didn't know that's illegal. It's size of quarter....

 

[D3DPrintedThingz]

Regardless of legalities, you have the rock now. Yes, clean it off and use it!

this energy lol

 

[PharmrJohn]

Illegal as H, even if it was collected well above the Mean High Tide Line. Years ago you could collect Sea Life Growing on Trash, Glass, Plastic, pieces of old concrete etc. Don’t know if that is even legal now. A little off subject, about ten years ago a Maryland couple picked up a pair of Baby Sea Turtles. Raised them in their home , while steadily increasing the size of their enclosure. Finally they got too big for them. Called the Baltimore Aquarium, they said they would pick them up. Needless to say the Feds came along and they went out in handcuffs. Never did hear what finally happened to the couple.

Wow. Intense. Probably got a hefty fine and probation (presuming no other issues with the law).

But here is the Florida Statute 379-2431 subsection something or other (presuming they were in Florida)......

A person, firm, or corporation that illegally possesses any marine turtle species or hatchling, or parts thereof, or the nest of any marine turtle species described in this subsection, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

Since they traveled over State lines, it became Federal (pretty sure).

 

[GARRIGA]

Wow. Intense. Probably got a hefty fine and probation (presuming no other issues with the law).

But here is the Florida Statute 379-2431 subsection something or other (presumung they were in Florida)......

A person, firm, or corporation that illegally possesses any marine turtle species or hatchling, or parts thereof, or the nest of any marine turtle species described in this subsection, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

Since they traveled over State lines, it became Federal (pretty sure).

As a kid living in south beach in the 70s used to frequent a fish store on Lincoln Road which had a baby sea turtle on display. Occasionally would find them smashed on the road. Glad the laws changed. Although wanted one badly after seeing that one at the store. Luckily there's a freshwater variety that very much resembles sea going and seen those and might one day finally get my sea like turtle but not one smashed, of coarse.

 

[PharmrJohn]

As a kid living in south beach in the 70s used to frequent a fish store on Lincoln Road which had a baby sea turtle on display. Occasionally would find them smashed on the road. Glad the laws changed. Although wanted one badly after seeing that one at the store. Luckily there's a freshwater variety that very much resembles sea going and seen those and might one day finally get my sea like turtle but not one smashed, of coarse.

Yeah, things really used to be a free-for-all. I came of age from the mid-70s into the early 80s. But I remember well what laws were like. Things were not NEARLY as stringent as they are now. Don't take that as a complaint. It's not. Some of that really needed to be cinched up.

 

[GARRIGA]

Yeah, things really used to be a free-for-all. I came of age from the mid-70s into the early 80s. But I remember well what laws were like. Things were not NEARLY as stringent as they are now. Don't take that as a complaint. It's not. Some of that really needed to be cinched up.

Although I miss live rock from around the world and Florida, that needed to stop and now we have semi manufactured where rocks are dropped in the ocean and sustainably harvested including dead coral skeletons for reactors and substrate. Just need to advance the use of live rock rubble to establish diversified beneficial microorganisms and continue the hobby down a path of captive solutions vs stripping our oceans of it's resources. We have come a long way and hoping my grandchildren's grandchildren still have an ocean better than we left it and better than I found it as a kid. Why I seek ecological methods vs wasteful practices such as RODI and constant water changes. One planet and it doesn't belong to just anyone of us. Belongs to those yet to be born.

 

[SteveMM62Reef]

When I lived in Florida, my High school, set up Sea Turtle rescue groups. We were to watch for Sea Turtles Hatching, and direct them to the Ocean. I was on a night group. They would head towards the lights on A1A, and beyond. The day group, prevented the Gulls from killing them.

 

[Uncle99]

Looks like just some white rock.

Get em cooking.