legal to buy corals in hawaii and ship back to ny?

[wschang812]

legal to buy corals in hawaii at a shop and ship back to ny?

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

Many of the the LFS/wholesaler there knows how to asnwer you better than this forum.

A lot of them wholesale to NY, including one of our major vendor here.

 

[Tangs Rule]

I bought a few fish the last time I was in hawaii, and the person (he didn't own a store, he dove and caught the fish himself) shipped the fish to me via overnight mail the day after I got home.

 

[albano]

legal to buy corals in hawaii at a shop and ship back to ny?

to the best of my knowledge, CORALS & LIVE ROCK CANNOT BE COLLECTED IN HAWAII, I do not believe there are any legal reef tanks, except public aquariums, there!

 

[prattreef]

Absolutely, completely not allowed to collect corals in Hawaii, nor are there any corals to be bought. As Albano has stated it is not even legal to have a reef tank there. Fish are another story.

 

[marrone]

I have seen people selling Zoas on ebay from Hawaii. They're suppose to have been from Hawaii.

 

[canitolindo]

somebody got caught in a lie lol just joking

 

[jhart]

If you can buy fish or corals in a store in Hawaii you can have em here, its part of the us, Us fish and wildlife has no restrictions to hawaii, no permits needed, now taking something out of the Ocean well Thats something else ..Corals are not allowed to be taken from hawaii from what I understand, Inverts, fish and crustations are..

 

[prattreef]

I think it might be legal to collect Zoa's if they are not on rock. But not much else. Jhart you are wrong. It is illegal to import corals from other locations into Hawaii and they are not for sale in shops. It is in fact illegal to have reef tanks as we know them here--there. It has to do with VERY strict State laws protecting the importation of non-native species into the state as wellas the collection of local flora and fauna.

 

[regal]

Well, that sucks. There is a job opening in Hawaii that I am interested in. My younger brother took a job there recently and will be moving there after the fall. Now I have to think twice. LOL.

 

[2slo4me]

IBTL... lol if you wanna know how pm me....

 

[albano]

It has to do with VERY strict State laws protecting the importation of non-native species into the state as well as the collection of local flora and fauna.

+1, I've been there, a few times, various islands, it may be a part of the US, but they don't want you to EVEN bring in a fresh apple on the plane, EAT IT OR LOSE IT, you go thru fish and wildlife, like an INTERNATIONAL flight. They are protecting PARADISE... thank GOD, someone is!

 

[TOTAL AQUARIUMS]

PSA: just because a coral is said to be from a certain location doesn't mean it's from that location. Often, stations located very close to the one being named are used to supply "Australian" corals, such as Timor... You get a lot more for an Australian coral than you do for the same piece from Timor. People are greedy and that is why you need to know who you are dealing with. The other side is that, the station might not even be the one to blame for the misinformation. It can just as easily be the guy standing in front of you looking to squeeze a few extra bucks out of you. Just a word to the wise.

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

pardon me for for mis-statement.

so true I did not read carefully that he is asking about coral not fish-the wholesaler I was talking about is fish wholesaler and the vendor in this forum only sell fish too.

 

[wschang812]

wow, so they dont even sell corals in fish stores in hawaii? i wanted to to maybe buy some pieces and ship it back.

 

[prattreef]

No they don't.

 

[NYreefNoob]

cost less to just buy the coral here then anywhere and pay for shipping

 

[albano]

wow, so they dont even sell corals in fish stores in hawaii? i wanted to to maybe buy some pieces and ship it back.

Not really many fish stores there,(check the yellow pages) you can hand-net moorish idols and blue box fish (and alot of other fish) by the jetty...without getting wet...locals can get, just about anything for free. No need to buy salt mix! Doesn't leave alot of profit in retail fish business.

 

[isakofyork001]

zoas are legal to collect in hawaii, they are considered anemones, i know someone who dives out there a couple of times a yr. he gave me some and a convict tang he caught over there

 

[daisy]

...so i'm in Hawaii right now, on vacation, and as Prattreef has said, it is illegal to harvest corals here, and there are none for sale in any of the stores.

Many of the places where you'd find fish and coral here are protected - we are not allowed to take anything but pictures, or to leave anything but footprints. I think there will always be those who take when they are not permitted, but my understanding is that it is not allowed to take anything here without a permit, and the permits are not easy to get...