Can u bring corals back from Puerto Rico

[arnaldolex]

thank you mark

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

Passport lol yeah , NO!!!

 

[Alexm8856]

I brought back snails hermits and some type of anenome i go about twice a year ti visit my father and i always go snorkling to catch octopus and j seen montis and other stuff but i believe you can make sure you have a tank in pr to hold them

 

[ReefDiver]

A couple of thoughts:
I dont think Discover Scuba is an option for you to collect anything. You would be diving with a DiveMaster and others who will typically say "Leave only bubbles, take only pictures." In addition, you will have your hands full coping with scuba issues if you are not experienced.
If you snorkel, know where you will be as collecting is prohibited in all Marine Reserves.
Know what species you are after. Many are now protected.
What do you need to collect underwater? Bags/tools/gloves(watch out for toxins/spines/bristle worms/fire coral)
How will you get specimens from shore to your room? will they survive?
How will you get specimens on plane? any checked bags will be in the hold for 4+ hours at temperatures well below zero
Considering how obsessive many of us are in acclimating corals and inverts, what kinds of specimens might survive under these handling conditions?

 

[arnaldolex]

maybe it will be better to send the corals over night the night before I leave and bring the inverts andany fish if any with me

 

[noelskii]

What's the point? You can pretty much get anything you want from almost any of our vendors on here...