Florida banned Ricordea collection?

[dz6t]

I got an email yesterday saying that Florida had banned all ricordea collection starting this week. I can't find any info on the web and the email may be a spam/mis-information. Anyone has any idea if it is real? Thanks

 

[Rob]

?

I'll email the guy that collects next to my parents house in Fl and see if he can shed some light...

 

[Cardiak]

april fools

 

[dz6t]

No, the email was from Yesterday. Not today.

 

[JeremyR]

Supposedly it's true, that even chipping is going to be frowned upon. I don't think this is new legislation, I think it's just the current "interpretation" by the people in charge of the marine sanctuary.

 

[Miller]

Wonder how long it will take for the price of Rics to be affected?

 

[Arthur1]

I remember when rics were cheap, those were the days

 

[dz6t]

I never remember rics were cheap, not even 4 years ago.

By the way, I know that the current regulation in FL won't allow collectors remove even a tiny bit of rock when collecting rics. Mounting free floating rics is a pain in the ...

 

[Arthur1]

Cause this was almost 10 yrs ago

 

[dz6t]

Cause this was almost 10 yrs ago

Waoo, that is a LONG time ago. Milk was $0.99 and eggs were $0.25 per dozen ...in Ohio.

 

[stingythingy45]

And let's not mention.........GAS!

 

[Arthur1]

Lol 27 is just around the corner now, gas was under a dollar, those were the days

 

[JeremyR]

Well I remember when ricordea rock was sold by the pound

 

[Rob]

fyi

Just heard back from Dana in florida, he said it's bs...said its the tiny rock that the ric is attached to that is the problem. Said its a good way to increase the price. He collects in florida keys in Marathon

take it for what its worth......

rob

 

[JeremyR]

The tiny bit of rock the ric is attatched to has *always* been the sticking point, and why it's always been a big grey area. Collecting the ric without chipping off a bit of rock isn't exactly easy.